Sarkad, Hungary
Sarkad is a town in Békés County, Hungary.
Sarkad  | |
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![]() Sarkad Location of Sarkad in Hungary  | |
| Coordinates: 46°45′N 21°23′E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Southern Great Plain | 
| County | Békés | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 125.57 km2 (48.48 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2009)[2]  | |
| • Total | 10,463 | 
| • Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | 
| Postal code | 5720  | 
| Area code | +36 66 | 
| Website | http://www.sarkad.hu | 
Location
    
- on the right bank of Fekete-Körös river
 - 14 km north of Gyula
 
Twin towns – sister cities
    
    
Notable people
    
- Sándor Képíró, gendarmerie captain
 - Loránd Kesztyűs, physician, immunologist, and pathophysiologist
 - Sándor Kónya, opera singer
 
References
    
- Sarkad at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian).
 - Sarkad at the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Hungarian). 2009
 - "Pelikánszobor és díszkút Sarkadon". beol.hu (in Hungarian). BEOL. 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
 
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