Karcag (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkɒrt͡sɒg]) is a large town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (March 2018)

Karcag
Town
City Hall in Karcag
Flag Coat of arms
Karcag Location of Karcag
Coordinates: 47°18′40″N 20°54′58″E
Country	Hungary
Region	Northern Great Plain
County	Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
District	Karcag
Area
• Total	368.63 km2 (142.33 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	19,732
• Density	61.25/km2 (158.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5300
Area code	(+36) 59
Website	karcag.hu

Geography

Karcag covers an area of 368.63 km² (142 sq mi) and has a population of 20,632 people (2011).

Transport

Karcag has its own railway station, but InterCity trains do not stop here.

Politics

The current mayor of Karcag is László Dobos (Fidesz-KDNP).

The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 12 members (1 Mayor, 8 Individual constituencies MEPs and 3 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:[1]

Twin towns – sister cities

Karcag is twinned with:

Notable people

• István Varró [fr] (died in 1770), the last speaker of the Cuman language
• Colonel Michael de Kovats (1724–1779), the father of the US cavalry, a Hungarian hussar was born in Karcag
• Avram Hershko (born 1937), Israeli biochemist and Nobel laureate in Chemistry
• Margit Sebők (1939–2000), painter and educator
• Kevin Varga (born 1996), footballer
• Mihály Varga (born 1965), politician, since 2013 Minister of National Economy

References

External links

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