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 (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

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