Kisújszállás
Town
College of Kisújszállás
College of Kisújszállás
Flag of Kisújszállás
Flag
Coat of arms of Kisújszállás
Coat of arms
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
 • Total205.27 km2 (79.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total12,869
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5310
Area code(+36) 59
Websitewww.kisujszallas.hu

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

Geography

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

Politics

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

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

Twin towns – sister cities

Kisújszállás is twinned with:[2]

References

  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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