Mezőtúr

	Mezőtúr
	Mezőtúr
	Mezőtúr
Basic data
State :	Hungary
Region :	Northern Great Plain
County :	Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Small area until December 31, 2012 :	Mezőtúr
Coordinates :	47 ° 0 ' N , 20 ° 37' E Coordinates: 47 ° 0 '15 " N , 20 ° 37' 5" E
Area :	289.72 km²
Residents :	17,620 (Jan. 1, 2011)
Population density :	61 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+36) 56
Postal code :	5400
KSH kódja:	04260
Structure and administration (status: 2014)
Community type :	city
Mayor :	Zsolt Herczeg ( Fidesz )
Postal address :	Kossuth Lajos tér 1 ; 5400 Mezőtúr
Website :	www.mezotur.hu
	(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal )

Mezőtúr (German: Thur ) is a town in the Mezőtúr small area within Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County in eastern Hungary . In 2011, 17,620 inhabitants lived in an area of 289.72 km². Mezőtúr is the administrative seat of the small area of the same name. The main road 46 leads through the city .

location

Mezőtúr lies east of the river Tisza on its tributary Hortobágy-Berettyó . The station is on the Szolnok – Arad railway line ( MAV No. 120). The Mezőtúr – Mezőhegyes railway (No. 125) branches off north of the city . From 1885 to 1975 a railway line to Túrkeve was also operated.