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The Geographical Realities Defined by the State of Disparity. Models Applied to Sălaj County (Romania). Located in North-Western Romania, at the junction between the Easterm and Western Carpathians, Sălaj County is known from ancient times as the Land of Sylvania or the Land of the Forests. The county stretches over 3850 square metres and its neighbours are the counties of Satu Mare, Maramureş in the North, Bihor in the West and South-West, and Cluj in the South and South-East. Sălaj County is a region with hills and valleys along the rivers Almaş, Agrij, Someş, Sălaj, Crasna and Barcău. The town of Zalău, situated on the river with the same name, in the centre of the county, is the county seat of Sălaj. The first historical records of Zalău date from year 1220, being one of the first towns in Transylvania, although there are traces of dwellings dating back to year 900. The other towns in the county are Jibou, Cehu Silvaniei and Şimleu Silvaniei. The county comprises 56 communes and 281 villages. In Sălaj County, there are the following human concentration areas according to the geographical organization, the charge and the requests of the European Union: forestry areas, tourism areas, vineyard zones, agricultural zones, transit axis etc. The Someş valley axis is ranked first in the North-East of Sălaj County; another group defined by Agrij and Almaş valleys, developed on a South-North direction, that can be interpreted as lower ranked, and polarizes the South-East of Sălaj County; the Crasna valley areas, that define the West and North-West part of Sălaj County; the central area of the county, defined by the geographical axis of Zalău valley that also concentrates the county seat; the areas given by the concentration along the Sălaj valley, polarizing the central and northern part of Sălaj; the South-West part of the county developed on the axis given by Barcău valley, defined by a high concentration of settlements.

Keywords: disparity, models, human concentration, statistics, regions, geographica