Záhony

Záhony
Záhony

Location of Záhony

Coordinates: 48°25′01″N 22°10′59″E / 48.417°N 22.183°E / 48.417; 22.183
Country  Hungary
County Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area
  Total 6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population
  Total 4,675
  Density 699.71/km2 (1,812.2/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 4625
Area code(s) 45

Záhony (Ukrainian: Захонь) is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

It covers an area of 6.97 km2 (3 sq mi) and has a population of 4675 people (2005). It is near the Ukrainian border and was part of Ung county before Trianon Treaty. Road and railway border crossings into Ukraine are located here. The Ukrainian town across the border is Chop.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Záhony is twinned with:

Coordinates: 48°25′N 22°11′E / 48.417°N 22.183°E / 48.417; 22.183

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