Balmazújváros [ˈbɒlmɒzuːjvaːroʃ] is a town in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Balmazújváros
Aerial view
Aerial view
Flag of Balmazújváros
Coat of arms of Balmazújváros
Balmazújváros is located in Hungary
Balmazújváros
Balmazújváros
Coordinates: 47°37′N 21°21′E / 47.617°N 21.350°E / 47.617; 21.350
Country Hungary
CountyHajdú-Bihar
DistrictBalmazújváros
Area
 • Total205.45 km2 (79.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total18,149
 • Density88.34/km2 (228.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4060
Area code(+36) 52
Websitewww.balmazujvaros.hu

Geography edit

It covers an area of 205.45 km2 (79 sq mi) and has a population of 18,149 people (2001).

Twin towns – sister cities edit

Balmazújváros is twinned with:[1]

Government edit

General Council
General Council
 
Type
Type
History
Founded1911
Leadership
Hegedűs Péter
since 2019
Structure
Seats11 Delegate
 
House political groups
Government
  •   Célbakísér Civil Szövetség (7)

Opposition

Meeting place
 
Meeting house.

Demographics edit

Ethnics

  Hungarians (87%)
  Roma (8%)
  Germans (3%)
  Poles (1%)
  Albanians (1%)
  Arabs and chinese (1%)

Ethnics in Németfalu (Germanvillage)

  Hungarians (45%)
  Germano-Hungarians (35%)
  Germans (30%)

Ethnics in Bánlak

  Hungarians (87%)
  Poles (7%)
  Roma (6%)

References edit

  1. ^ "Testvérvárosok". balmazujvaros.hu (in Hungarian). Balmazújváros. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  2. ^ "Міста-побратими". tyachiv-city.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Tiachiv. Retrieved 2021-04-07.