Tiszalok

	Tiszalok
	Tiszalok
	Tiszalok
Basic data
State :	Hungary
Region :	Northern Great Plain
County :	Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Small area until December 31, 2012 :	Tiszavasvári
Coordinates :	48 ° 1 ' N , 21 ° 22' E Coordinates: 48 ° 1 '0 " N , 21 ° 22' 0" E
Height :	97 m
Area :	58.72 km²
Residents :	5,665 (January 1, 2010)
Population density :	96 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+36) 42
Postal code :	4450
Structure and administration (as of 2012)
Community type :	city
Mayor :	Sándor Gömze ( Fidesz - KDNP )
Postal address :	Kossuth utca 67 ; 4450 Tiszalök
Website :	www.tiszalok.hu

Tiszalök is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County in northeast Hungary . It lies on the banks of the Tisza , and the Keleti Canal is derived from the municipal area .

population

In 2001, 98 percent of the population were Hungarians and 2 percent described themselves as Roma .

There are roads to Nyíregyháza (east), Tiszadob (west) and Tiszavasvári (south). There is also a ferry connection to Tiszatardos (north). Furthermore, the city is connected to two railway lines of the Hungarian state railways . One leads via Tiszavasvári to Debrecen and the other from Ohat-Pusztakócs via Tiszalök to Görögszállás (connection to Miskolc ) and Nyíregyháza. However, the Ohat-Pusztakócs - Tiszalök section has been closed for passenger traffic since the timetable change on December 13, 2009.