Avand o suprafata de 52,98 km2, comuna Poiana Blenchii se afla situata in partea sudica a Dealurilor Ciceului si are in componenta patru sate.
Interfluviile alungite cu ramificatii laterale, cu vai inguste si adanci care fragmenteaza regiunea prin veritabile chei si defilee, cum sunt Cheile Babei, care inlesnesc legatura dintre culoarul Somesului si Depresiunea Lapusului.
Fiind apartinatoare de Cetatea Ciceului, multa vreme aceste tinuturi au fost posesia domnilor Moldovei si nu de putine ori au fost motiv de dispute teritoriale. Comuna a fost si unul din tinuturile haiducului Pintea Viteazu.
Resedinta de comuna, Poiana Blenchii - sat situat la o distanta de 66 km fata de municipiul Zalau, cu populatia cea mai numeroasa, este mentionata prima data in anul 1591. Celelalte sate ale comunei sunt mentionate documentar dupa cum urmeaza: Falcusa - 1590, Gostila - 1553 si Magura -1590.
Populatia totala a comunei numara la ultimul recensamant 1341 locuitori, din care 92,99% romani, 0,29% maghiari, 6,72% rromi.
Economia comunei este una preponderent agricola, cu o zootehnie bine dezvoltata, axata in general pe cresterea bovinelor.
Dintre cele mai atractive obiective turistice ale comunei amintim aici Cheile Babei, Sura Pintii si biserica de lemn "Sfintii Arhangheli" din Magura, monument istoric si de arhitectura, datat in anul 1707.
The commune has 52,98 square kms, it is situated in the southern part of the Ciceu Hills and it consists of four villages.
The territory of the commune has belonged to the Ciceu Castle, it was in the possession of the princes of Moldova.
The central village, Poiana Blenchii - situated at 66 kms distance from Zalau city - was first mentioned in 1591, Falcusa in 1590, Gostila in 1553 and Magura in 1590.
The population of the commune counts, according to the last census, 1341 inhabitants, of which 92,99% are Romanians, 0,29% Hungarians and 6,72% Roms.
The economy of the commune is mainly agricultural, based on livestock-breeding.
Some of the principal touristical spectacles are Cheile Babei, Sura Pintii and the wooden church in Magura, historical and architectural monument built in 1707.
Az 52,98 km2 teruletu kozseg a Csicsoi dombsag deli reszen helyezkedik el, es a kovetkezo negy falu tartozik hozza: Blenkemezo (Poiana Blenchii) - a kozsegkozpont, 66 km-re Zilahtol, Falkusany (Falcusa), Csicsogombas (Gostila) es Kishegy (Magura).
Mivel a kozseg terulete a Csicsoi varhoz tartozott, sokaig a moldvai fejedelmek tulajdonaban volt.
A kozsegkozpontot 1591-ben emlitik eloszor irasban, Falkusanyt es Kishegyet 1590-ben, mig Csicsogombast 1553-ban.
A kozseg lakossaga a legutobbi nepszamlalaskor 1341 fo volt, ebbol 92,99% roman, 0,29% magyar es 6,72% roma nemzetisegu.
Legfejlettebb mezogazdasagi aga az allattenyesztes, ezen belul a szarvasmarha-tenyesztes.
A kozseg turisztikai nevezetessege az 1707-ben epult kishegyi fatemplom.
