| Type: | commune |
| County: | Sălaj |
| Population Total: | auto |
| Official Name: | Hereclean |
| Other Name: | Haraklány |
| Leader Name: | Francisc Dobrai[1] |
| Leader Party: | UDMR |
| Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
| Area Total Km2: | 71.63 |
| Coordinates: | 47.2417°N 22.9917°W |
| Area Code: | +40 260 |
Hereclean (Hungarian: Haraklány) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Badon (Bádon), Bocșița (Magyarbaksa), Dioșod (Diósad), Guruslău (Magyargoroszló), Hereclean and Panic (Szilágypanit).
Vasile Păcală was elected as the mayor in 2000 and 2004. Mayor Francisc Dobrai (born 1968, Dioșod) was elected the first time in 2008 as a member of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania and re-elected in 2012. Before 2008, Dobrai had served as a local councilor for eight years.
The Hereclean Council, elected in the 2012 local government elections, is made up of 13 councilors, with the following party composition: 7-Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania, 4-Social Liberal Union, 1-Democratic Liberal Party, 1-Hungarian Civic Party[5]
| Party | Seats | 2012 Hereclean Council | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania | 7 | |||||||||
| Social Liberal Union | 4 | |||||||||
| Democratic Liberal Party | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
The Hereclean Council, elected in the 2008 local government elections, is made up of 13 councilors, with the following party composition:
| Party | Seats | 2008 Hereclean Council | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania | 6 | ||||||||
| Democratic Party | 2 | ||||||||
| Social Democratic Party | 2 | ||||||||
| National Liberal Party | 1 | ||||||||
| Conservative Party | 1 | ||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||