Meseșenii de Jos (Hungarian: Magyarkecel) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania.

It is composed of four villages: Aghireș (Egrespatak), Fetindia (Gurzófalva), Meseșenii de Jos and Meseșenii de Sus (Oláhkecel).

In Romanian, Meseșenii de Jos was traditionally known as Cățălul-unguresc.

Meseșenii de Sus, historically Cățălul-român, was Cățelușu from 1925 and Cățălușa from 1956, before acquiring its current name in 1960.

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