Balkany
| Balkany | |||||
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| Basic data | |||||
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| State : | Hungary | ||||
| Region : | Northern Great Plain | ||||
| County : | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | ||||
| Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Nagykálló | ||||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 46 ' N , 21 ° 52' E | ||||
| Height : | 102 m | ||||
| Residents : | 6,298 (Jan 1, 2011) | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+36) 42 | ||||
| Postal code : | 4233 | ||||
| KSH kódja: | 26958 | ||||
| Structure and administration (status: 2014) | |||||
| Community type : | city | ||||
| Mayor : | László Pálosi (Fidesz-KDNP) | ||||
| Postal address : | Rákóczi u. 8 4233 Balkány |
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| (Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) | |||||
Balkány is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County in eastern Hungary .
geography
Balkány has a population of 6,852 inhabitants (2005) on 89.99 km². The city is located about 28 km southeast of Nyíregyháza and 40 km northeast of Debrecen . Several towns such as Biri , Geszteréd , Bököny , Szakoly and Nyírmihálydi are located in the vicinity of Balkány .
climate
With around 2,000 hours of sunshine per year, Balkány has the second highest value after the neighboring Alföld region . The average annual rainfall is between 560 and 590 mm with an average temperature of 9.5 to 9.6 ° C.
history
Balkány was first mentioned in 1214. The city name probably comes from Turkish and means swamp. The first rulers of the area were the members of the Gut-Keled family, who received the area from the king. Accordingly, the area was divided into the family, the western part went to Paul (Pál) and Thomas (Tamás), the eastern part to Paul's son, Lorenz (Lőrinc). During the attacks by the Turkic peoples and other nomadic tribes, the city lost large parts of its population. In the 18th century the population rose sharply again, in 1839 the city with 3006 inhabitants was the largest in the area.
today
In 2005 Balkány had 6,852 inhabitants. The most important problem is unemployment in an agrarian society.
Districts
Balkány has 27 towns in the surrounding area with 2151 inhabitants:
