Lakitelek
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Lakitelek | |
|---|---|
Large village | |
| Coordinates: 46°53′N 19°59′E / 46.883°N 19.983°E | |
| Country | |
| County | Bács-Kiskun |
| District | Tiszakécske |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.66 km2 (21.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 4,411[1] |
| • Density | 80.7/km2 (209/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6065 |
| Area code | (+36) 76 |

Lakitelek is a large village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.
It covers an area of 54.66 km2 (21 sq mi) and had a population of 4411 people in 2015.[1] It is 120 km (75 mi) from Budapest, 27 km (17 mi) from Kecskemét, and only 3 km (1.9 mi) from the river of Tisza. It is easily accessible from several directions- either on the main road M44 or by rail on the MÁV No. 146 Kecskemét – Kunszentmárton and No. 145 Szolnok – Kiskunfélegyháza railway side lines. The two railway lines intersect in Lakitelek.[citation needed]