Bălan

town in Harghita County, Romania
Place town_in_romania Q789811
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Bălan

Summary

Bălan is a town in Romania[1]. Bălan has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Bălan is located in Harghita County[3].
  • Bălan is in the country of Romania[4].
  • Bălan's head of government is recorded as Gheorghe Iojiban[5].
  • Bălan's instance of is recorded as town in Romania[6].
  • Bălan's capital is recorded as Bălan[7].
  • Bălan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fîrlădeni[8].
  • Bălan's postal code is recorded as 535200[9].
  • Bălan's Commons category is recorded as Bălan[10].
  • Bălan's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[11].
  • Bălan's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00[12].
  • 1850 marks the founding of Bălan[13].
  • Bălan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.649722222222, 'lon': 25.81}[14].
  • Bălan's official website is recorded as http://www.orasulbalan.ro/[15].
  • Bălan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bălan[16].
  • Bălan's email address is recorded as mailto:office@orasulbalan.ro[17].
  • Bălan has a population of {'amount': '+6115'}[18].
  • Bălan has a population of {'amount': '+12161'}[19].
  • Bălan has a population of {'amount': '+10937'}[20].
  • Bălan has a population of {'amount': '+7902'}[21].
  • Bălan has a population of {'amount': '+5414'}[22].
  • Bălan's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor of Bălan[23].
  • Bălan's phone number is recorded as +40-266330335[24].
  • Bălan's contains settlement is recorded as Bălan[25].
  • Bălan's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Bălan'}[26].
  • Bălan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Bălan'}[27].

Body

Geography

Bălan is in the country of Romania[4]. Bălan is located in Harghita County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Bălan covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2.33'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6115'}[18], {'amount': '+12161'}[19], {'amount': '+10937'}[20], {'amount': '+7902'}[21], and {'amount': '+5414'}[22].

Designation and Status

Bălan's instance of is recorded as town in Romania[6].

History and Context

1850 marks the founding of Bălan[13].

Why It Matters

Bălan has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Bălan is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . 2016bec.ro. 2016bec.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Q135973562. Retrieved . romaniadategeografice.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . docs.google.com. docs.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . recensamantromania.ro. Retrieved . recensamantromania.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . 2021 Romanian census. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Historical region Transylvania
    Capital Bălan
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Harghita County
    Official website http://www.orasulbalan.ro/
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46776|batch #46776]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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