| Creaca | |
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| Porolissum | |
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Creaca
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Sălaj |
| Commune | Creaca |
| Development region1 | North West Development Region |
| Historic region | Transylvania |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Terec Eugen (Democratic Liberal Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 745 km2 (287.6 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 650 m (2,133 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 200 m (656 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 3,046 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal Code | 457096 |
| Area code(s) | +40 260 and +40 3602 |
| Currency | RON |
| Official language | Romanian |
| Ambulance | Zalău |
| Police | Creaca |
| Fire | Jibou |
| Car Plates | SJ |
| Website | http://www.primariacreaca.eu |
| 1The development regions of Romania have no administrative role and were formed in order to manage funds from the European Union. 2+40 x60: x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for Romtelecom and 3 for the other ground telephone networks |
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Creaca (Hungarian: Karika) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Romania.
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The commune is composed of nine villages: Borza (Egregyborzova), Brebi (Beréd), Brusturi (Somróújfalu), Ciglean (Csiglen), Creaca, Jac (Zsákfalva), Lupoaia (Farkasmező), Prodăneşti (Prodánfalva) and Viile Jacului. The largest village in terms of population and area is Jac, and the smallest is Viile Jacului (Szállásszőlőhegy).
In the 1st century AD, Porolissum, an ancient Roman city in Dacia was built on the western part of the commune. The city was the most north-eastern outpost of the Roman Empire, and garrisoned 5,000 auxiliary soldiers transferred from Spain, Gaul, and Britain.
At the 2002 census, 97.8% of inhabitants were Romanians and 2.1% Roma. 71.1% were Romanian Orthodox, 13.8% Baptist, 12.5% Pentecostal and 2.1% stated they belonged to another religion.
There is a primary school (grades 1 to 8) in Creaca and Jac and only 1-4 grades in the rest of the villages, except Viile Jacului.
The main occupations involve the farms around the village. Most of the men are gone to work in other European Union countries. The ones who stayed work in Zalău, commuting between Zalău and the commune's villages. In the communist era, the people worked mostly in Zalău and on state farms.