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Kenderes
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| County | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
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| Area | 111.24 km² |
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| Postal code | 5331, 5349 |
| Area code | 59 |
Kenderes (IPA: [ˈkɛndɛrɛʃ]) is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, Hungary. It is located at around .
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The town is located along Road 4, by halfway between the cities of Debrecen and Szolnok. It is lying on the Great Hungarian Plain, thus its geography is defined by plainness. The town is primarily surrounded by agricultural zones.
The settlement was granted town rights in 2004.
The town has a population of 5329 people, with a density of 47.9 /km². The majority of the inhabitants is ethnically Hungarian.
- World War II leader of Hungary, Miklós Horthy was born here and buried here after the Revolutions of 1989, the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact and the withdrawal of Russian/Soviet troops. His will stated he wasn't to be returned there until "the last Russian solder has left.".
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