Bácsbokod

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Bácsbokod
Bácsbokod (Hungary)
Bácsbokod
Bácsbokod
Location of Bátya
Coordinates: 46°07′19″N 19°09′32″E / 46.1219, 19.1589
Country Flag of Hungary Hungary
County Bács-Kiskun
Area
 - Total 63.93 km² (24.7 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 - Total 3,101
 - Density 48.5/km² (125.6/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 6453
Area code(s) 79
Location of Bács-Kiskun county in Hungary
Location of Bács-Kiskun county in Hungary

Bácsbokod (Croatian: Bikić) is a large village and municipality in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.

[edit] Geography

It covers an area of 63.93 km² (25 sq mi) and has a population of about 3101 people.

[edit] Demography

Existing ethnicities:

[edit] Notable persons

Josip Đido Vuković (1890-1950), Croatian writer and politician, was born in Bácsbokod.

Pajo Kujundžić and György Balogh, priests and members of Croatian national movement in Bačka, served as priests for a period of time in Bácsbokod.

Coordinates: 46°07′N, 19°10′E