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Kaskantyú

Coordinates: 46°40′N 19°24′E / 46.667°N 19.400°E / 46.667; 19.400
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Kaskantyú
Flag of Kaskantyú
Coat of arms of Kaskantyú
Kaskantyú is located in Bács-Kiskun County
Kaskantyú
Kaskantyú
Kaskantyú is located in Hungary
Kaskantyú
Kaskantyú
Kaskantyú is located in Europe
Kaskantyú
Kaskantyú
Coordinates: 46°40′N 19°24′E / 46.667°N 19.400°E / 46.667; 19.400
Country Hungary
CountyBács-Kiskun
DistrictKiskőrös
Area
 • Total58.28 km2 (22.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total1,002[1]
 • Density17.2/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6211
Area code78

Kaskantyú is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of Hungary.

Etymology

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The name is of Cuman origin. It comes from "qaçqınçıɣ", which means "like a fugitive".[2]

Geography

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It covers an area of 58.28 km2 (23 sq mi) and has a population of 1002 people as of 2015.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015
  2. ^ Rásonyi, László (1967). "LES ANTHROPONYMES COMANS DE HONGRIE". Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae (in French). 20 (2): 135–149.