Nyírbogát Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Official Name:Nyírbogát
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area Total Km2:55.36
Population As Of:2015
Population Total:3105[1]
Population Density Km2:56.1
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4361
Area Code:42

Nyírbogát is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Geography

It covers an area of 55.360NaN0 and, in 2015, had a population of 3105.[1]

History

The village has been the site of human habitation since the stone age. Its name first appears in writing in 1310, as the name of a local noble. Its earliest landowners were members of the Kállay family, who held titles to the village's land until the end of the 1300s.

Demographics

As of 2022, the village is 94% Hungarian, 2.8% Gypsy, and 1.1% of non-European origin. The population is 34.6% Reformed, 20.3% Greek Catholic, 10% Roman Catholic, and 3.8% nondenominational. [2]

Notes and References

  1. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 03/09/2015
  2. Web site: Magyarország helységnévtára . 2024-06-09 . www.ksh.hu.