Northern Great Plain

Coordinates: 47°31′48″N 21°38′21″E / 47.53000°N 21.63917°E / 47.53000; 21.63917
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Northern Great Plain
Észak-Alföld
Region
Country Hungary
Capital cityDebrecen
Area
 • Total17,749 km2 (6,853 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,514,020
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
NUTS codeHU32
GDP per capita (PPS)€12,900 (2017)[1]
HDI (2019)0.831[2]
very high · 6th

The Northern Great Plain (Hungarian: Észak-Alföld ['eːsɒk 'ɒlføld]) is a statistical (NUTS 2) region of Hungary. It is part of the Great Plain and North (NUTS 1) region. The Northern Great Plain includes the counties of Hajdú-Bihar, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, with a total area of 17,749 km2 (6,853 sq mi) and a population of around 1.5 million.[3] The region is in the eastern part of Hungary. It borders northern Hungary to the north, Ukraine to the north-east, Romania to the south-east, the Southern Great Plain region of Hungary to the south, and central Hungary to the west. The region's centre, and capital city is Debrecen, the second largest city within Hungary.

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  1. ^ Eurostat (26 February 2019). "GDP per capita in 281 EU regions in 2017". Europa web portal. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  3. ^ Northern Great Plain

47°31′48″N 21°38′21″E / 47.53000°N 21.63917°E / 47.53000; 21.63917