Karcag is a large town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, in the Northern Great Plain region of central Hungary.

Geography

Karcag covers an area of 368.63 km2 and has a population of 20,632 people (2011).

Transport

Karcag has its own railway station, but InterCity trains do not stop here.

Politics

The current mayor of Karcag is László Dobos (Fidesz-KDNP). The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 12 members (1 Mayor, 8 Individual constituencies MEPs and 3 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:

Twin towns – sister cities

Karcag is twinned with:

Notable people