Kenderes

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**Kenderes**
County	Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Area	111.24 km²
Population Total (2001) Population density	5329 47.9 /km²
Postal code	5331, 5349
Area code	59

Location of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in Hungary

Kenderes (IPA: [ˈkɛndɛrɛʃ]) is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, Hungary. It is located at around 47°15′0″N, 20°40′60″E.

1 Location, geography
2 History
3 Population
4 Famous people
5 External link

[edit] Location, geography

The town is located along Road 4, by halfway between the cities of Debrecen and Szolnok. It is lying on the Great Hungarian Plain, thus its geography is defined by plainness. The town is primarily surrounded by agricultural zones.

[edit] History

The settlement was granted town rights in 2004.

[edit] Population

The town has a population of 5329 people, with a density of 47.9 /km². The majority of the inhabitants is ethnically Hungarian.

[edit] Famous people

World War II leader of Hungary, Miklós Horthy was born here and buried here after the Revolutions of 1989, the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact and the withdrawal of Russian/Soviet troops. His will stated he wasn't to be returned there until "the last Russian solder has left.".

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Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county

County of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok Topics \| History \| Geography \| Government \| Politics \| Economy \| People from Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok
County seat	Szolnok
Cities and towns	Abádszalók \| Jászapáti \| Jászárokszállás \| Jászberény \| Jászfényszaru \| Karcag \| Kenderes \| Kisújszállás \| Kunhegyes \| Kunszentmárton \| Martfű \| Mezőtúr \|Tiszaföldvár \| Tiszafüred \| Törökszentmiklós \| Túrkeve \| Újszász
Villages	Ágasegyháza \| Alattyán \| Berekfürdő \| Besenyszög \| Cibakháza \| Csataszög \| Cserkeszőlő \| Csépa \| Fegyvernek \| Hunyadfalva \| Jánoshida \| Jászágó \| Jászalsószentgyörgy \| Jászboldogháza \|Jászdózsa \| Jászfelsőszentgyörgy \| Jászivány \| Jászjákóhalma \| Jászkisér \| Jászladány \| Jászszentandrás \| Jásztelek \| Kengyel \| Kétpó \| Kőtelek \| Kuncsorba \| Kunmadaras \| Mesterszállás \| Mezőhék \| Nagyiván \| Nagykörű \| Nagyrév \| Pusztamonostor \| Rákóczifalva \| Rákócziújfalu \| Szajol \| Szelevény \| Tiszabő \| Tiszabura \| Tiszaderzs \| Tiszagyenda \| Tiszavárkony \| Tiszaigar \| Tiszainoka \| Tiszajenő \| Tiszakürt \| Tiszaörs \| Tiszapüspöki \| Tiszaroff \| Tiszasas \| Tiszaszentimre \| Tiszaszőlős \| Tiszatenyő \| Tomajmonostora \| Tószeg \| Vezseny \| Zagyvarékas
	See also: Counties of Hungary