Csenger

Csenger
Csenger
Csenger
Coordinates: 47°50′N 22°41′E / 47.833°N 22.683°E / 47.833; 22.683
Country Hungary
CountySzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
DistrictCsenger
Area
  Total
36.16 km2 (13.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
  Total
4,870
  Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4765
Area code(+36) 44
Websitewww.csenger.hu

Csenger is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It is known for being the poorest town in Hungary. In 2023, the Hungarian Prison Service Headquarters announced that it is constructing a new prison in the town, with inmates producing metal and wooden furnishings for the new facility.