Comuna Sarmasag are o suprafata de 68,38 km2 si apartine din punct de vedere geografic Platformei Marginale Salajene, la contactul Colinelor Toglaciului cu Piemontul Salajan pe aliniamentele coborate ale culoarelor raurilor Zalau si Crasna.
Din punct de vedere administrativ, comuna are in componenta urmatoarele sate: Sarmasag - sat resedinta de comuna situat la o distanta de 30 km fata de municipiul Zalau, Ilisiua, Lompirt, Moiad, Poiana Magura si tarmure.
Localitatea Sarmasag este mentionata pentru prima data in anul 1355 sub denumirea de Sarmasagh. Celelalte sate ale comunei sunt amintite incepand din secolele XII - XIII (Moiad - 1246, Ilisiua - 1321, Lompirt -1321) si mult mai tarziu, respectiv secolul al XX-lea pentru localitatile Poiana Magura si tarmure.
Populatia totala a comunei numara la ultimul recensamant 6547 de locuitori, din care 17,65% romani, 78,93% maghiari, 3,31% rromi si 0,11% alte nationalitati.
Sarmasagul este un important centru economic al judetului Salaj, sustinut de exploatarile de carbune energetic, si in ultimii ani, de o diversificare a sectorului secundar, o evolutie ascendenta a serviciilor si nu in ultimul rand de evolutia pozitiva a agriculturii.
Cele mai importante obiective care pot fi incluse intr-un circuit turistic din aceasta comuna sunt biserica reformata a satului Ilisiua care a fost construita in secolul al XVII-lea si fostul notariat din aceeasi localitate, casa "Sera Francisc" de secol XVIII din Lompirt, toate monumente de arhitectura, care printr-o valorificare atenta ar putea creste atractivitatea turistica a comunei.
The commune has a territory of 68,38 square kms, geographically it belongs to the Marginal Salejan Platform, it lies at the contact point between the Toglaci Hills and the Salejan Piedmont. It consists of the following villages: Sarmasag - the central village situated at 30 kms distance from Zalau city, Ilisua, Lompirt, Moiad, Poiana Magura and tarmure.
The central village was first mentioned in 1355 under the name Sarmasagh. The other villages were attested during the 12-13th centuries (Moiad - 1246, Ilisua - 1321, Lompirt -1321). Poiana Magura and tarmure were attested only in the 20th century.
The population of the commune counts, according to the last census, 6547 inhabitants, of which 17,65% are Romanians, 78,93% Hungarians, 3,31% Roms and 0,11% other nationalities.
Sarmasag is an important economical centre of the county, the exploitation of coal is the most representative economical activity. The secondary sector and the agricultural sector were also developing in the last few years.
The most important architectural spectacles of the commune are the reformed church in Ilisua built in the 17th century, the building of the former notary in the same locality and the "Sera Francisc" house dated from the 18th century in Lomprint.
A kozseg felulete 68,38 km2, foldrajzilag a Szilagysagi dombvidekhez tartozik, a Krasznai dombsag es a Szilagysagi fennsik talalkozasanal, a Zilah es a Kraszna folyok volgyeben helyezkedik el. A kovetkezo falvak tartoznak hozza: Sarmasag (Sarmasag) - a kozsegkozpont, 30 km-re Zilahtol, Selymesilosva (Ilisua), Szilagylompert (Lompirt), Miojad (Moiad), Magurahegy (Poiana Magura) es Martfalva (tarmure).
Sarmasagot 1355-ben emlitik eloszor az okiratok Sarmasagh neven. Nehany telepules elso emlitese a XII-XIII. szazadokbol valo (Miojad - 1246, Selymesilosva - 1321, Szilagylompert - 1321), mig Magurahegy es Martfalva csak a XX. szazadban kapott telepules rangot.
A kozseg lakossaga az utolso nepszamlalasi adatok szerint 6547 fo, a kovetkezo nemzetisegi megoszlassal: 17,65% roman, 78,93% magyar, 3,31% roma es 0,11% mas nemzetisegu.
A kozseg Szilagy megye egyik jelentos gazdasagi kozpontja, a szenkitermeles mellett az utobbi evekben a feldolgozoipar es a mezogazdasag is fejlodoben van.
A XVII. szazadban epult selymesilosvai reformatus templom es a falu volt jegyzoi hivatalanak (volt Gencsi udvarhaz) epulete a kozseg epiteszeti muemlekei. Innen szarmazik Ilosvai Selymes Peter, Toldi elso megverseloje. Lompert reformatus temploma 1777-ben epult, csodalatos kazettas mennyezetet 1778-ban Kolozsvari Budai Samuel festette, szoszeke Sipos David modoraban keszult. Lompert Ady Endre nagyszuleinek (Ady Daniel es Visky Julianna) lakohelye volt, Ady "masodik hazaja", ahol a kolto emleket ma is apoljak.
