Túrkeve
Túrkeve | ||||
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Hungary | |||
Region : | Northern Great Plain | |||
County : | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | |||
Small area until December 31, 2012 : | Mezőtúr | |||
Coordinates : | 47 ° 6 ' N , 20 ° 45' E | |||
Area : | 236.52 km² | |||
Residents : | 8,878 (Jan 1, 2011) | |||
Population density : | 38 inhabitants per km² | |||
Telephone code : | (+36) 56 | |||
Postal code : | 5420 | |||
KSH kódja: | 28228 | |||
Structure and administration (status: 2014) | ||||
Community type : | city | |||
Mayor : | Zoltán Szabó (independent) | |||
Postal address : | Petőfi tér 1 5420 Túrkeve |
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(Source: A Magyar Köztársaság helységnévkönyve 2011. január 1st at Központi statisztikai hivatal ) |
Túrkeve is a town in the Mezőtúr small area within Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in eastern Hungary .
In 2010, 9049 inhabitants lived in an area of 236.52 km².
Road No. 4202 runs through the town.
location
Túrkeve is not directly on a main road. There is a road from Mezőtúr and from Kisújszállás to Túrkeve. These two cities are about 10-15 km away. From Mezőtúr the road No. 46 leads to the main road No. 4. Kisújszállás is located directly on the road No. 4. Until 1975 there was a railway line from Mezőtúr to Túrkeve. The Hortobágy-Berettyó runs through the municipality .
climate
Túrkeve is one of the warmest and driest regions in Hungary. The average annual rainfall is 513 mm. Túrkeve has around 2060 hours of sunshine a year. The frost starts later than the national average.
population
Residents
- 1990 01.01 .: ( census ) 10597 inhabitants, 3950 apartments
- 1991 01.01 .: 10523 inhabitants, 3983 apartments
- 1992 01.01 .: 10417 inhabitants, 3994 apartments
- 1993 01.01 .: 10,304 inhabitants, 4005 apartments
- 1994 01.01 .: 10,128 inhabitants, 4005 apartments
- 1995 01.01 .: 10420 inhabitants, 4005 apartments
- 1996 01.01 .: 10,333 inhabitants, 4007 apartments
- 1997 01.01 .: 10271 inhabitants, 4015 apartments
- 1998 01.01 .: 10150 inhabitants, 4019 apartments
- 1999 01.01 .: 10117 inhabitants, 4019 apartments
- 2000 01.01 .: 10,061 inhabitants, 4,006 apartments
- 2001 .02.01 .: ( census ) 10240 inhabitants, 4011 apartments
- 2002 01.01 .: 10,181 inhabitants, 4006 apartments
- 2003 01.01 .: 10,047 inhabitants, 3,999 apartments
- 2004 01.01 .: 9935 inhabitants, 3994 apartments
- 2005 01.01 .: 9786 inhabitants, 3988 apartments
- 2006 01.01 .: 9640 inhabitants, 3986 apartments
- 2007 01.01 .: 9545 inhabitants, 3984 apartments
- 2008 .01.01 .: 9394 inhabitants, 3,985 homes
- 2009 .01.01 .: 9215 inhabitants, 3,995 homes
- 2010 .01.01 .: 9049 inhabitants, 4,001 homes
ethnicities
The population of Túrkeve according to the 2001 census:
Religions and denominations
According to the 2001 census:
- Evangelical Reformed (25.5%)
- Roman Catholic (5.9%)
- Greek Catholic (0.3%)
- Evangelical Lutheran (0.2%)
- Other churches (0.8%)
- Without religious affiliation (54.3)
- No information (12.9%)
Twin cities
sons and daughters of the town
- Alexander Korda (1893–1956), Hungarian-British film producer and film director
- Zoltan Korda (1895–1961), Hungarian-British film director
- Vincent Korda (1896–1979), film architect