Mátészalka

Mátészalka
Aerial view
Mátészalka
Coordinates: 47°57′00″N 22°19′00″E / 47.95°N 22.3166667°E / 47.95; 22.3166667
Country	Hungary
County	Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area
– Total	41.81 km2 (16.1 sq mi)
Population (2005)
– Total	18,084
– Density	443.87/km2 (1,149.6/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	4700
Area code(s)	44

Mátészalka is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Geography

It covers an area of 41.81 km² (16 sq mi) and has a population of 18,084 people (2005).

Mátészalka is a sistertown of Zevenaar (NED).

The town was the birthplace of actor Tony Curtis' father.

Coordinates: 47°57′N 22°19′E / 47.95°N 22.317°E / 47.95; 22.317