Carastelec () is a commune located in

Sălaj County Sălaj County (; ) (also known as ''Land of Silvania'', ''silva, -ae'' means "forest") is a Counties of Romania, county (''județ'') of Romania, located in the north-west of the country, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical regions of ...

Crișana Crișana (, , ) is a geographical and historical region of Romania named after the Criș (Körös) River and its three tributaries: the Crișul Alb, Crișul Negru, and Crișul Repede. In Romania, the term is sometimes extended to include areas ...

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. It is composed of two villages, Carastelec and Dumuslău (''Szilágydomoszló''). At the 2002 census, 90.1% of inhabitants were

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and 9.2%

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. 84.2% were

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, 9.3%

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, 3.4%

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and 2.8%

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Communes in Sălaj County Localities in Crișana {{Sălaj-geo-stub

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