Hosszúpályi

Hosszúpályi
Country  Hungary
County Hajdú-Bihar
Area
  Total 69.47 km2 (26.82 sq mi)
Population (2001)
  Total ~6,000
  Density 162.56/km2 (421.0/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 4274
Area code(s) 52 (375- or 396-)
Location of Hajdú-Bihar county in Hungary

Hosszúpályi is a village in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Geography

It covers an area of 69.47 km2 (27 sq mi) and has a population of ~6000 people. ~90% of population is gipsy. (2001). There is an elementary school, a police station, surgery and a dentist's office here. In the past agriculture was the main sector but it's getting decrease of the number of people living from it.

Coordinates: 47°24′N 21°45′E / 47.400°N 21.750°E