Egerbakta

Egerbakta
Village (község)
Post office
Coat of arms
Location of Heves County in Hungary
Egerbakta Location in Hungary
Coordinates: 47°56′06″N20°17′28″E / 47.93500°N 20.29111°E / 47.93500; 20.29111
Country	Hungary
Region	Northern Hungary
County	Heves County
District	Eger
Government
• Mayor	Tibor Varga [1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	1,388 [2]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3321
Area code	36
Website	egerbakta.hu/

Egerbakta is a village in Heves County, Hungary. As of 2015, it has a population of 1,420, and 1,388 as of the 2021 estimate. ^[3]

History

The earliest written record of the village dates back to 1261.^{[ citation needed ]}

Demographics

According the 2011 census, 94.5% of the population were of Hungarian ethnicity and 21.4% were Gypsies (5.5% did not declare; due to dual identities, the total may be higher than 100%). The religious distribution was as follows: Roman Catholic 85%, Reformed 2%, Lutheran 0.2%, non-denominational 3.4%, and 8.8% unknown. ^[2]

References

1. "Local government elections 2019 - Egerbakta (Heves county)". valasztas.hu/. National Electoral Office. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
2. "Egerbakta - Basic Data". ksh.hu. Hungarian Central Statistical Office . Retrieved 7 December 2021.
3. "Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January 2015". ksh.hu. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2021.