Komoró is a village in Záhony District of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Komoró
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Country Hungary
CountySzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
DistrictZáhony
Area
 • Total
11.69 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
1,253[1]
 • Density107.3/km2 (278/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4622
Area code45
Location of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County in Hungary

Etymology

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The name comes from the Slavic *komarъ (a mosquito) with the suffix -ov. 1290-1300 Komorou.[2]

Geography

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It covers an area of 11.69 km2 (5 sq mi) and has a population of 1,253 people (2015).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 3 September 2015
  2. ^ Kiss, Lajos (1978). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára (in Hungarian). Budapest: Akadémiai. p. 351.

48°18′N 22°07′E / 48.300°N 22.117°E / 48.300; 22.117