It is composed of four villages: The commune lies in the extreme southeast of Satu Mare County.

Hodod was given by King Rudolf II of Habsburg to the Wesselényi family, to whom it belonged until the 20th century.

From 1744 to 1751, Baron Franz Wesseleny invited 30 families from Baden-Durlach and Switzerland to his property in Kriegsdorf (Hadad).

In 1876 the Kingdom of Hungary was divided into provinces, and Hodod became part of Szilágy County.

The town officially became part of the territory ceded to the Kingdom of Romania in June 1920 under the terms of the Treaty of Trianon, and was assigned to Sălaj County.

In August 1940, the Second Vienna Award, arbitrated by Germany and Italy, reassigned the territory of Northern Transylvania (which included Hodod) from Romania to Hungary.

Towards the end of World War II, however, the town was taken back from Hungarian and German troops by Romanian and Soviet forces in October 1944.

In the administrative reform of the country in 1968, Hodod became part of Satu Mare County, to which it currently belongs.

In terms of foreign languages, a part of the population speaks English, French, and German.

The Romanian educational system is as follows: The economy of the municipality is based on agriculture (arable, livestock and beekeeping).