Sarmasag

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Sarmasag
Sarmaság

County	Sălaj County
Status	Town
Mayor	{{{mayor}}}, since 2004
Population (2002)	6,547
Geographical coordinates	{{{coordinates}}}

Sarmasag (Hungarian: Sarmaság) is a town in Sălaj county, Transylvania, Romania.

Contents 1 Geography and climate 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Sister cities

[edit] Geography and climate

The town's altitude is low, between 160m and 379m. The climate is continental, the average temperature in January is -3 °C, in July 21.1 °C. The average annually precipitation is about 627mm. The most important fossil fuel is the area is coal.

[edit] History

Sarmasag was already inhabited in the Iron Age. The first written documents date back to 1355. The name of the town probably comes from László Sarmassághy who received the town from the Báthory family.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census of 2002 there were 6,547 people residing in the town.

The ethnic makeup of the city was 5,168 Hungarians (Magyar), 1,156 Romanians, 217 Gypsy, 4 Ukrainians, and one German.

Religious beliefs:

• Presbyterian - 4,635
• Orthodox Catholic - 1,164
• Roman Catholic - 426
• Baptist - 232
• Greek Catholic - 25
• Pentecostal - 13
• Evangelical - 2

[edit] Sister cities

• Soltvadkert, Hungary