Kisújszállás

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Kisújszállás is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.

Kisújszállás
College of Kisújszállás
College of Kisújszállás
Flag of Kisújszállás
Coat of arms of Kisújszállás
Kisújszállás is located in Hungary
Kisújszállás
Kisújszállás
Coordinates: 47°13′01″N 20°46′01″E / 47.21694°N 20.76694°E / 47.21694; 20.76694
Country Hungary
CountyJász-Nagykun-Szolnok
DistrictKarcag
Area
 • Total
205.27 km2 (79.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
12,869
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5310
Area code(+36) 59
Websitewww.kisujszallas.hu

Geography

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It covers an area of 205.27 km2 (79 sq mi) and has a population of 12,869 people (2002).

Politics

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The current mayor of Kisújszállás is István Kecze (Fidesz-KDNP-Nagykun Civilian Circle).

The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 11 members (1 Mayor, 8 Individual constituencies MEPs and 3 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:[1]

Party Seats Current Municipal Assembly
  Fidesz-KDNP-Nagykun Civilian Circle 9 M                
  DK-MSZP 2                  
  Jobbik 1                  

Notable inhabitants

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  • Katalin Karikó, Hungarian-American biochemist specializing in RNA-mediated mechanisms

Twin towns – sister cities

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Kisújszállás is twinned with:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Városi közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 - Kisújszállás (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye)". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  2. ^ "Testvértelepüléseink". kisujszallas.hu (in Hungarian). Kisújszállás. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
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