Bekes: facts

At a glance

• Country: Hungary
• Region: Bekes County
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 21,198
• Coordinates: 46.7667° N, 21.1333° E
• Time zone: Europe/Budapest (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Forint (HUF)
• Distance to the capital, Budapest: 178 km (111 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Oradea International Airport (OMR, Romania): 65 km (40 mi), straight line
• Arad International Airport (ARW, Romania): 66 km (41 mi), straight line
• Debrecen International Airport (DEB): 88 km (55 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Bekescsaba: 9.6 km (6.0 mi)
• Gyula: 17 km (11 mi)
• Sarkad: 19 km (12 mi)
• Pilu, Romania: 28 km (17 mi)
• Gyomaendrod: 29 km (18 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Arad, 66 km (41 mi)