| Type: | commune |
| County: | Cluj |
| Călățele | |
| Subdivisions: | Călata, Călățele, Călățele-Pădure, Dealu Negru, Finciu, Văleni |
| Leader Name: | Vasile Tripon[1] |
| Leader Party: | PNL |
| Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
| Coordinates: | 46.7639°N 23.0083°W |
| Established Date: | 1408 |
| Elevation: | 704 |
| Area Total: | 74.69 |
| Population Total: | auto |
| Postal Code: | 407135 |
| Area Code: | +(40) x64 |
Călățele (Hungarian: Kiskalota; German: Kelezel) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Călata (Nagykalota), Călățele, Călățele-Pădure, Dealu Negru (Bánffytelep), Finciu (Kalotaújfalu), and Văleni (Magyarvalkó).
The commune is situated in the northern foothills of the Apuseni Mountains, at an altitude of, on the banks of the river Călata. It is located in the western part of the county, in the Țara Călatei historical region of Transylvania, south of Huedin and west of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca.
Călățele is crossed by national road, which connects it to Huedin and DN1 to the north and to Albac and to the south.
According to the census from 2002, there was a total population of 2,671 people living in this commune. Of this population, 80.98% were ethnic Romanians, 10.14% ethnic Hungarians, and 8.64% ethnic Roma.[2] At the 2011 census, there were 2,243 inhabitants, of which 77.66% were Romanians, 10.88% Hungarians, and 8.34% Roma. At the 2021 census, Călățele had a population of 2,307; of those, 62.29% were Romanians, 16.91% Roma, and 8.67% Hungarians.[3]