Balmazújváros

Balmazújváros (Bâlmașuivăroș), (Balmazójwarosz), (Neustadt auf d. Heiduckenboden), (Balmašujvaroš), (Bülmajuyvaroş) is a town in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Balmazújváros
Town
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Balmazújváros
Coordinates: 47°37′N 21°21′E
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

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

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Twin towns - Sister cities

Balmazújváros is twinned with:

Government
General District Council
General District Council
Type
Type
Unicameral
of the General District Council
History
Founded1911
Leadership
Koroknai Imre
since 2018 but non-elected because you are the acting mayor
Structure
Seats11 Delegate
House political groups
Government

Opposition

  •      Jobbik (2)
  •      Célbakísér (1)
Meeting place
The building housing the Council and the Delegate Offices.

Demographics

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

  1. "Łańcut Official Website - Foreign contacts". >(in English) © 2008 Urząd Miejski w Łańcucie, Plac Sobieskiego 18, 37-100 Łańcut. Retrieved 2008-11-20.



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