Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County

For the historical county, see Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok (former 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

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 Increase 461,307 (record) 2.62%
1970 Decrease 437,879 -5.08%
1980 Increase 445,624 1.77%
1990 Decrease 425,583 -4.50%
2001 Decrease 415,917 -2.27%
2011 Decrease 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:

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]

Regional structure

District of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County
№ English and
Hungarian names		 Area
(km²)		 Population
(2011)		 Density
(pop./km²)		 Seat № of
municipalities
1 Jászapáti District
Jászapáti járás		 544.45 33,172 61 Jászapáti 9
2 Jászberény District
Jászberényi járás		 617.01 51,274 83 Jászberény 9
3 Karcag District
Karcagi járás		 857.26 43,226 50 Karcag 5
4 Kunhegyes District
Kunhegyesi járás		 464.58 20,045 43 Kunhegyes 7
5 Kunszentmárton District
Kunszentmártoni járás		 576.49 36,147 63 Kunszentmárton 11
6 Mezőtúr District
Mezőtúri járás		 725.74 28,191 39 Mezőtúr 5
7 Szolnok District
Szolnoki járás		 914.48 118,241 129 Szolnok 18
8 Tiszafüred District
Tiszafüredi járás		 417.05 19,559 47 Tiszafüred 7
9 Törökszentmiklós District
Törökszentmiklósi járás		 464.54 36,739 79 Törökszentmiklós 7
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County 5,581.61 386,594 69 Szolnok 78

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]

    Party Seats Current County Assembly
  Fidesz-KDNP 11                      
  Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) 5                      
  Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) 2                      
  Democratic Coalition (DK) 1                      

Presidents of the General Assembly

Lajos Boros (MDF)1990–1994
Imre Iváncsik (MSZP)1994–1998
Lajos Búsi (Fidesz)1998–2002
István Tokár (MSZP)2002–2006
Andor Fejér (Fidesz)2006–2010
Dr. Sándor Kovács (Fidesz)2010–

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

Towns

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

Villages

municipalities are large villages.

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

References

  1. ↑ népesség.com, "Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye népessége 1870-2015"
  2. ↑ 1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian)
  3. ↑ 2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.11 Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye, (Hungarian)
  4. ↑ Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Megyei Közgyűlés tagjai 2014 - 2019, (Hungarian)
  5. ↑ A testvérmegyék rövid bemutatása (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye)
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