Balkány

Also known as Balkany

Balkány () is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Balkány
Settlement.image_shield: HUN Balkány Címer.svg
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Balkány.svg
Settlement.image_skyline: Balkány reform.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Hungary
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Balkány in Hungary
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Hungary
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: [[]]
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: László Pálosi (Fidesz–KDNP)
Settlement.area_total_km2: 89.99
Settlement.postal_code: 4233
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postal code
Settlement.area_code: +36 42
Settlement.area_code_type: Area code

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Wikidata facts

Population: 5737
Area: 92.2
Official website: balkany.hu
Image: Balkány reform.jpg
Dialing code: 42

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Commons category: Balkány
postal code: 4233
Commons gallery: Balkány
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Balkány () is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

==Geography== It covers an area of and has a population of 6,852 people (2002). It lies approximately southeast from Nyíregyháza and 40 km northeast to Debrecen. There are many small towns surrounding Balkány, including Biri, Geszteréd, Bököny, Szakoly, and Nyírmihálydi.