Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye
Counties of Hungary
Descending, from top: the Windmill near Kengyel village, A mayfly is hatching on Tisza, and Gallery of Szolnok
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Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County within Hungary
Country	Hungary
Region	Northern Great Plain
County seat	Szolnok
Government
• President of the General Assembly	Dr. Sándor Kovács (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
• Total	5,581.61 km2 (2,155.07 sq mi)
Area rank	8th in Hungary
Population (2011 census)
• Total	386,594
• Rank	9th in Hungary
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Postal code	50xx – 54xx
Area code(s)	(+36) 56, 57, 59
ISO 3166 code	HU-JN
Website	www.jnszm.hu

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in Hungary. It lies in central Hungary and shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest, Heves, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hajdú-Bihar, Békés, Csongrád, and Bács-Kiskun. The rivers Tisza and Körös flow through the county. The capital of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county is Szolnok. Its area is 5582 km². Before approximately 1990, the name of the county was Szolnok. The county is named after the Ossetians (Jasz) and Cumans (Kun) who settled there, along with Szolnok. The county was part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion between 1997 and 2004.

Geography

This county has a total area of 5,582 km² (2,155 sq mi) – 6,00% of Hungary.

Neighbours

• Heves and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in the North.
• Hajdú-Bihar and Békés County in the East.
• Csongrád County in the South.
• Bács-Kiskun and Pest County in the West.

Demographics

In 2015, it had a population of 379,897 and the population density was 68/km².

Year	County population[1]	Change
1949	449,551	n/a
1960	461,307 (record)	2.62%
1970	437,879	-5.08%
1980	445,624	1.77%
1990	425,583	-4.50%
2001	415,917	-2.27%
2011	386,594	-7.05%

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 19,000), Germans (500) and Romanians (500).

Total population (2011 census): 386,594
Ethnic groups (2011 census):^[2] Identified themselves: 344 488 persons:

• Hungarians: 323 293 (93,85%)
• Gypsies: 18 935 (5,50%)
• Others and indefinable: 2 260 (0,66%)

Approx. 56,000 persons in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:^[3]

• Catholic – 32.2% (Roman Catholic – 31.9%; Greek Catholic – 0.3%);
• Reformed – 11.1%;
• Evangelical – 0.3%;
• other religions – 1.1%;
• Non-religious – 28.0%;
• Atheism – 1.2%;
• Undeclared – 26.1%.

Regional structure

District of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County

Politics

The Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 19 counselors, with the following party composition:^[4]

Presidents of the General Assembly

Municipalities

Aerial photography: Szolnok - Hungary

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County has 1 city with county rights (megyei jogú város), 21 towns (város), 4 large villages (nagyközség) and 52 villages (falu):

City with county rights

• Szolnok – county seat; 72,953 (as of 2011)

Towns

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

Villages

municipalities are large villages.

Gallery

Notable people

Natives of the county include:

International relations

Mezőtúr - City hall - aerial photo

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County has a partnership relationship with:^[5]

See also

• Cumans - the ancient nomadic warriors after whom the county is named

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.

• Official site in Hungarian, English, German and French
• Új-Néplap (szoljon.hu) - The county portal
• Hungary at GeoHive

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County
Cities and towns	Abádszalók Jászapáti Jászárokszállás Jászberény Jászfényszaru Jászkisér Karcag Kenderes Kisújszállás Kunhegyes Kunszentmárton Martfű Mezőtúr Rákóczifalva Szolnok (county seat) Tiszaföldvár Tiszafüred Törökszentmiklós Túrkeve Újszász
Villages	Alattyán Berekfürdő Besenyszög Cibakháza Csataszög Cserkeszőlő Csépa Fegyvernek Hunyadfalva Jánoshida Jászágó Jászalsószentgyörgy Jászboldogháza Jászdózsa Jászfelsőszentgyörgy Jászivány Jászjákóhalma Jászladány Jászszentandrás Jásztelek Kengyel Kétpó Kőtelek Kuncsorba Kunmadaras Mesterszállás Mezőhék Nagyiván Nagykörű Nagyrév Öcsöd Pusztamonostor Rákócziújfalu Szajol Szelevény Tiszabő Tiszabura Tiszaderzs Tiszagyenda Tiszavárkony Tiszaigar Tiszainoka Tiszajenő Tiszakürt Tiszaörs Tiszapüspöki Tiszaroff Tiszasas Tiszaszentimre Tiszaszőlős Tiszatenyő Tomajmonostora Tószeg Vezseny Zagyvarékas
Other topics	History Geography Government Economy Culture Tourism

Counties (megyék) of Hungary
Baranya Bács-Kiskun Békés Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Csongrád Fejér Győr-Moson-Sopron Hajdú-Bihar Heves Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Komárom-Esztergom Nógrád Pest Somogy Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Tolna Vas Veszprém Zala

Coordinates: 47°15′N 20°30′E / 47.250°N 20.500°E / 47.250; 20.500