Kaskantyú
Appearance
Kaskantyú | |
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Coordinates: 46°40′N 19°24′E / 46.667°N 19.400°E | |
Country | Hungary |
County | Bács-Kiskun |
District | Kiskőrös |
Area | |
• Total | 58.28 km2 (22.50 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 1,002[1] |
• Density | 17.2/km2 (45/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 6211 |
Area code | 78 |
Kaskantyú is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of Hungary.
Etymology
[edit]The name is of Cuman origin. It comes from "qaçqınçıɣ", which means "like a fugitive".[2]
Geography
[edit]It covers an area of 58.28 km2 (23 sq mi) and has a population of 1002 people as of 2015.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015
- ^ Rásonyi, László (1967). "LES ANTHROPONYMES COMANS DE HONGRIE". Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae (in French). 20 (2): 135–149.