Jászapáti
# Jászapáti

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

## Geography

It covers an area of 78.16 $km^2$ (30 sq mi) and had a population of 8585 people in 2014.

## Politics

The current mayor of Jászapáti is Ferenc Farkas (Fidesz-KDNP).

The local Municipal Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 9 members (1 Mayor and 8 Individual list MEPs) divided into the following political parties and alliances:

| Party | Seats | Current Municipal Assembly |
| - | - | - |
| Fidesz-KDNP | 6 | M |
| JÖSZ | 2 | |
| Independent | 1 | |

## Twin towns – sister cities

Jászapáti is twinned with:

* Glodeni, Romania (2014)
* Kamenín, Slovakia (2010)
* Temerin, Serbia (2011)

## Notable residents

* János Pócs (1963-), politician
* József Tajti (1943-), footballer and coach
* Elemér Gombos (1915-unknown), Olympic swimmer
* Pál Vágó (1853-1928), painter

## Gallery

* Aerial photography of Jászapáti
* Jászapáti church
* The train station in Jászapáti
* Memorial for soldiers from Jászapáti during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
* A cemetery chapel
* Former Jászapáti mill
