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Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye
Counties of Hungary
Descending, from top: Windmill near Kengyel, A mayfly is hatching on Tisza, and Gallery of Szolnok
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Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County within Hungary
Country	Hungary
Region	Northern Great Plain
County seat	Szolnok
Government
• President of the General Assembly	Dr. Sándor Kovács (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
• Total	5,581.61 km2 (2,155.07 sq mi)
• Rank	8th in Hungary
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	386,594
• Rank	9th in Hungary
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Postal code	50xx – 54xx
Area code(s)	(+36) 56, 57, 59
ISO 3166 code	HU-JN
Website	www.jnszm.hu

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok (Hungarian: Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye, pronounced [ˈjaːs ˈnɒckun ˈsolnok]) is the name of an administrative county (comitatusormegye) in Hungary. It lies in central Hungary and shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest, Heves, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hajdú-Bihar, Békés, Csongrád, and Bács-Kiskun. The rivers Tisza and Körös flow through the county. The capital of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county is Szolnok. Its area is 5582 km². Before approximately 1990, the name of the county was Szolnok. The county is named after the Ossetians (Jasz) and Cumans (Kun) who settled there, along with Szolnok. The county was part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion between 1997 and 2004.

This county has a total area of 5,582 km² (2,155 sq mi) – 6,00% of Hungary.

• Heves and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in the North.
• Hajdú-Bihar and Békés County in the East.
• Csongrád County in the South.
• Bács-Kiskun and Pest County in the West.

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In 2015, it had a population of 379,897 and the population density was 68/km².

Year	County population[1]	Change
1949	449,551	n/a
1960	461,307 (record)	2.62%
1970	437,879	-5.08%
1980	445,624	1.77%
1990	425,583	-4.50%
2001	415,917	-2.27%
2011	386,594	-7.05%

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 19,000), German and Romanian (500).

Total population (2011 census): 386,594
Ethnic groups (2011 census):^[2] Identified themselves: 344,488 persons:

• Hungarians: 323,293 (93.85%)
• Gypsies: 18,935 (5.50%)
• Others and indefinable: 2,260 (0.66%)

Approx. 56,000 persons in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:^[3]

• Catholic – 124,331 (Roman Catholic – 123,208; Greek Catholic – 1,106);
• Reformed – 42,968;
• Evangelical – 1,127;
• other religions – 4,312;
• Non-religious – 108,247;
• Atheism – 4,651;
• Undeclared – 100,958.

In 2012, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County has a dense network of public roads, in total length of 1,330 km, of which 112 km are primary and 283 km are secondary main roads.^[4] Inland, connections are provided by 935 km of county and communal roads and 14 km are covered with light road surfaces.

Highway network

• runs from BudapesttoNagykereki (Romanian border). (planned)
• runs from SzolnoktoSzentgotthárd (Austrian border). (planned)
• runs from KecskeméttoGyula (Romanian border). (under construction)

Road network

• runs from Budapest to Záhony (Ukrainian border), via Szolnok, Törökszentmiklós and Karcag. - 81 km
• runs from Budapest to Füzesabony, via Jászberény and Jászapáti.
• runs from Szolnok to Hatvan, via Újszász, Jászberény and Jászfényszaru. ~ 74 km
• runs from FüzesabonytoDebrecen, via Tiszafüred.
• runs from Tiszafüred to Fegyvernek, via Kunhegyes. ~ 53 km
• old sections of Main road 4.
• runs from Kecskemét to Gyula (Romanian border), via Kunszentmárton and Öcsöd. - 29 km
• runs from Kunszentmárton to Hódmezővásárhely. - 10 km
• runs from Törökszentmiklós to Mezőberény, via Mezőtúr. - 33 km
• 402 runs from Szolnok-center to Main road 4.
• runs from Szolnok to Kunszentmárton, via Martfű. - 43 km

At county level, double railway lines have a share of 35%, and the degree of electrification is over 45% (243 km) of existing railway lines. The length of railways that cross the county is 503 km.

The Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 19 counselors, with the following party composition:^[5]

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County has 1 urban county, 21 towns, 4 large villages and 52 villages.

City with county rights

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

• Szolnok (72,953) – county seat

Towns

Villages

Cibakháza

Jászladány

Kunmadaras

Öcsöd

municipalities are large villages.

Natives of the county include:

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County has a partnership relationship with:^[6]

• Cumans - the ancient nomadic warriors after whom the county is named

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.

• Official site in Hungarian, English, German and French
• Új-Néplap (szoljon.hu) - The county portal
• Hungary at GeoHive

47°15′N 20°30′E / 47.250°N 20.500°E / 47.250; 20.500