Túrkeve

Túrkeve is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of Hungary.[1]

Túrkeve
Town
Calvinist church in Túrkeve
Flag
Coat of arms
Túrkeve
Coordinates: 47°06′14″N 20°44′31″E
Country Hungary
CountyJász-Nagykun-Szolnok
DistrictMezőtúr
Area
 • Total236.52 km2 (91.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,008[1]
 • Density38.1/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5420
Area code(+36) 56
Websitewww.turkeve.hu

Geography

It covers an area of 236.52 km2 (91.32 sq mi).[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the total population of Túrkeve was 9,008, of whom there were 87.8% Hungarians and 2.4% Romani by ethnicity. 12.2% did not declare their ethnicity, excluding these people Hungarians made up 100% of the total population.[1] In Hungary people can declare more than one ethnicity, so some people declared a minority one along with Hungarian.[2]

Túrkeve is one of the least religious town in Hungary, 56.7% of the population was irreligious, while 17.9% was Hungarian Reformed (Calvinist) and 4.4% Roman Catholic.[1]

Travel

There used to be a railway (link to the Hungarian Wikipedia page) connecting Mezőtúr and Túrkeve, owned by MÁV. However, due to low ridership, this was closed in the 1960s, and the track was removed thereafter. With the closure of the only rail line between Túrkeve and any other city, the other form of transport is through road, including a daily bus service.

The remainder of the railway, facing Mezőtúr. Behind the camera is the direction of Túrkeve.

Politics

The current mayor of Túrkeve is Róbert Benedek Sallai (Independent).

The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 9 members (1 Mayor and 8 Individual list MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:[3]

Party Seats Current Municipal Assembly
  Independent 5 M        
  Fidesz-KDNP 2          
  MSZP 2          

Notable people from Túrkeve

International relations

Túrkeve is twinned with:

City Region Country
Auchel Pas-de-Calais  France
Porąbka Silesia  Poland
Salonta (Nagyszalonta) Bihor  Romania
Velykyi Bychkiv (Nagybocskó) Zakarpattia  Ukraine

References
  1. Gazetteer of Hungary / Túrkeve
  2. Hungarian census 2011 - final data and methodology
  3. "Városi közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 - Túrkeve (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye)". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 2019-10-29.



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