Teritoriul administrativ al comunei Salatig, an suprafata totala de 57,91 km2, se intinde in Depresiunea Salaj, la limita nordica a judetului, in bazinul hidrografic al raului Salaj.
Comuna este alcatuita din cinci sate: Salatig - sat resedinta de comuna situat la o distanta de 23 km fata de municipiul Zalau, Bulgari, Deja, Mineu si Notig.
Desi localitatile comunei sunt atestate documentar in secolul al XIV lea (Salatig - atestat documentar in anul 1329 sub denumirea de Zylagzegh; Bulgari - 1377, Deja - 1343, Mineu - 1335 si Notig - 1387) urmele locuirii continui ale acestor meleaguri sunt preistorice.
Populatia comunei numara la ultimul recensamant 3160 de locuitori structurati din punct de vedere etnic dupa cum urmeaza: 45,94% romani, 52,91% maghiari, 1,1% rromi si 0,05% alte nationalitati.
Daca in prezent economia comunei este una preponderent agricola, in ultimii ani s-a inregistrat o usoara crestere a ponderii sectoarelor economice apartinatoare secundarului si tertiarului.
Este important si potentialul turistic al comunei. Prezenta unui fond turistic de natura antropica de mare valoare, reprezentat de constructii incluse in patrimoniul cultural national cum sunt bisericile de lemn "Sfintii Arhangheli" din Bulgari (datata din anul 1547), "Sfintii Voivozi" din Notig (1842), bisericile reformate din Salatig (1753), din Mineu (1514) si nu in ultimul rand a mesterilor olari din Deja, olari vestiti pentru iscusinta lor.
The territory of the commune is 57,91 square kms, it lies in the Salaj Basin, at the northern border of the county, in the hydrographical basin of the Salaj River.
It has 5 component villages: Salatig - the central villages situated at 23 kms distance from Zalau city, Bulgari, Deja, Mineu and Notig.
The attestations of the villages date from the 14th century (Salatig - 1329 under the name Zylagzegh, Bulgari - 1377, Deja - 1343, Mineu - 1335 and Notig -1387).
The population of the commune, according to the last census, counts 3160 inhabitants, of which 45,94% are Romanians, 52,91% Hungarians, 1,1% Roms and 0,05% are other nationalities.
The economy of the commune is prevalent agricultural, although in the last few years the activities of the secondary sector were also developing.
The wooden churces "Sfintii Arhangheli" in Bulgari (dated from 1547), "Sfintii Voivozi" in Notig (1842), the reformed churches in Salatig (1753) and in Mineu (1514) are the most important attractions of the commune.
A kozseg teljes terulete 57,91 km2, a Szilagy folyo volgyeben, a megye eszaki hataran helyezkedik el. ot falu tartozik hozza: Szilagyszeg (Salatig) - a kozsegkozpont, mely 23 km-re talalhato Zilahtol, Nyirfalva (Bulgari), Deshaza (Deja), Menyo (Mineu) es Nagyszeg (Notig).
A telepuleseket a XIV. szazad folyaman emlitettek eloszor az okiratok (Szilagyszeg - 1329, Zylagzegh neven, Nyirfalva - 1377, Deshaza - 1343, Menyo - 1335 es Nagyszeg - 1387).
A kozseg lakossaga az utolso nepszamlalasi adatok szerint 3160 fo, a kovetkezo nemzetisegi megoszlassal: 45,94% roman, 52,91% magyar, 1,1% roma es 0,05% mas nemzetisegu.
A kozseg gazdasaga elsosorban mezogazdasagi jellegu, emellett az utobbi evekben a feldolgozoipar es a szolgaltatasok is fejlodesnek indultak.
A kozseg fobb epiteszeti muemlekei a nyirfalvi fatemplom (1547), a nagyszegi fatemplom (1842) es a menyoi gotikus reformatus templom. Ez utobbi eseteben kiemelkedo az a reneszansz vorosmarvany kapuzat, amelyet Johannes Fiorentinus olasz kofarago, az esztergomi szekesegyhaz Bakoc kapolnajanak mestere keszitett 1515-ben Deshazy Istvan puspok megrendelesere. A templom mellett XVIII. szazad eleji haranglab all. 1989 decembereben, a "forradalom" eloestejen ide, Menyobe hurcolta el az allami hatalom Tokes Laszlot Temesvarrol.
