Jászapáti

47°30′45″N 20°08′30″E / 47.51250°N 20.14167°E / 47.51250; 20.14167Country HungaryCountyJász-Nagykun-SzolnokDistrictJászapátiArea • Total78.16 km² (30.18 sq mi)Population • Total8,313^[1] • Density109.9/km² (285/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeArea code(+36) 57Websitewww.jaszapati.hu

Jászapáti is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.

Geography

It covers an area of 78.16 km² (30 sq mi) and had a population of 8585 people in 2014.^[1]

Politics

The current mayor of Jászapáti is Ferenc Farkas (Fidesz-KDNP).

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 the following political parties and alliances:^[2]

Party		Seats	Current Municipal Assembly
	Fidesz-KDNP	6	M
	JÖSZ	2
	Independent	1

Twin towns – sister cities

Jászapáti is twinned with:^[3]

• Glodeni, Romania (2014)
• Kamenín, Slovakia (2010)
• Temerin, Serbia (2011)

Notable residents

• János Pócs (1963-), politician
• József Tajti (1943-), footballer and coach
• Elemér Gombos (1915-unknown), Olympic swimmer
• Pál Vágó (1853-1928), painter

Gallery

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  Aerial photography of Jászapáti
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  Jászapáti church
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  The train station in Jászapáti
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  Memorial for soldiers from Jászapáti during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
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  A cemetery chapel
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  Former Jászapáti mill

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