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Karcag (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkɒrt͡sɒg]) is a large towninJász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.
Karcag
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City Hall in Karcag
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  Karcag Location of Karcag | |
| Coordinates: 47°18′40″N 20°54′58″E / 47.31111°N 20.91611°E / 47.31111; 20.91611 | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Northern Great Plain |
| County | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
| District | Karcag |
| Area | |
| • Total | 368.63 km2 (142.33 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 19,732 |
| • Density | 61.25/km2 (158.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code |
5300
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| Area code | (+36) 59 |
| Website | karcag |
Karcag covers an area of 368.63 km2 (142 sq mi) and has a population of 20,632 people (2011).
Karcag has its own railway station, but InterCity trains do not stop here.
| Significant minority groups | |
| Nationality | Population (2011) |
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| German | 48 |
| Romanian | 20 |
| Russian | 8 |
| Slovakian | 8 |
| Serbian | 6 |
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]
| Party | Seats | Current Municipal Assembly | |||||||||
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| Fidesz-KDNP | 9 | M | |||||||||
| Jobbik | 2 | ||||||||||
| Momentum Movement | 1 | ||||||||||
Karcag is twinned with:
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