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Village in Bács-Kiskun, Hungary

Place in Bács-Kiskun, Hungary
Kaskantyú
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Kaskantyú is located in Bács-Kiskun CountyKaskantyúKaskantyúShow map of Bács-Kiskun CountyKaskantyú is located in HungaryKaskantyúKaskantyúShow map of HungaryKaskantyú is located in EuropeKaskantyúKaskantyúShow map of Europe
Coordinates: 46°40′20″N 19°23′14″E / 46.67222°N 19.38722°E / 46.67222; 19.38722
Country Hungary
CountyBács-Kiskun
DistrictKiskőrös
Area
 • Total58.28 km (22.50 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,002
 • Density17.2/km (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code6211
Area code78

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

Etymology

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

Geography

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
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