Bugac
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Bugac | |
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Large village | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Bács-Kiskun |
| District | Kiskunfélegyháza |
| Area | |
• Total | 131.11 km2 (50.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 3,006 |
| • Density | 22.96/km2 (59.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6114 |
| Area code | (+36) 76 |
Bugac is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.
It covers an area of 131.11 km2 (51 sq mi) and has a population of 2889 people (2010).
The surrounding area, Bugac puszta is the largest of seven disjoint units making up the Kiskunság National Park.
Bugac was founded by the local government of Kecskemét, led by Kada Elek in 1909. Originally it belonged to Kecskemét province in the 19th century.
The Book of Dede Korkut, where the most famous among the epic stories of the Oghuz Turks are collected, mentions Bughachuk, which in Turkic languages is also spelled 'Buğac'. Therefore, many people tend to believe that these two proper names are correlated.
The Great Kurultáj (tribal assembly of the Hun – Turkic nations, celebration of the preservation of the ancient traditions) is usually hosted in this small town every 2 years.[1]
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