Balmazújváros

Balmazújváros [ˈbɒlmɒzuːjvaːroʃ] is a town in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Balmazújváros
Town
Aerial view
Flag Coat of arms
Balmazújváros
Coordinates: 47°37′N 21°21′E
Country	Hungary
County	Hajdú-Bihar
District	Balmazújváros
Area
• Total	205.45 km2 (79.32 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	18,149
• Density	88.34/km2 (228.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4060
Area code	(+36) 52
Website	www.balmazujvaros.hu

Geography

It covers an area of 205.45 km² (79 sq mi) and has a population of 18,149 people (2001).

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary

Balmazújváros is twinned with:^[1]

• Łańcut, Poland (2002)
• Valea lui Mihai (Érmihályfalva), Romania (2008)
• Gulbene, Latvia (2012)
• Tiachiv (Técső), Ukraine (2015)^[2]

Government

General Council
General Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1911
Leadership
Mayor	Hegedűs Péter since 2019
Structure
Seats	11 Delegate
House political groups	Government   Célbakísér Civil Szövetség (7) Opposition   Fidesz (3)   Independent (1)
Meeting place
Meeting house.

Demographics

Ethnics

  Hungarians (87%)

  Roma (8%)

  Germans (3%)

  Poles (1%)

  Albanians (1%)

  Arabs and chinese (1%)

Ethnics in Németfalu (Germanvillage)

  Hungarians (45%)

  Germano-Hungarians (35%)

  Germans (30%)

Ethnics in Bánlak

  Hungarians (87%)

  Poles (7%)

  Roma (6%)

References

1. "Testvérvárosok". balmazujvaros.hu (in Hungarian). Balmazújváros. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
2. "Міста-побратими". tyachiv-city.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Tiachiv. Retrieved 2021-04-07.