Balmazújváros

Balmazújváros
Town
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Balmazújváros
Coordinates: 47°37′N 21°21′E
Country	Hungary
County	Hajdú-Bihar
District	Balmazújváros
Area
• Total	205.45 km2 (79.32 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	18,149
• Density	88.34/km2 (228.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4060
Area code	(+36) 52
Website	www.balmazujvaros.hu

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.

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:

• Łańcut in Poland
• Valea lui Mihai, Romania [1]
• Gulbene Latvia [2]

Government

General District Council
General District Council
Type
Type	Unicameral of the General District Council
History
Founded	1911
Leadership
Mayor	Koroknai Imre since 2018 but non-elected because you are the acting mayor
Structure
Seats	11 Delegate
House political groups	Government   Fidesz (8) 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