Hodász

Hodász is a large village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.

Hodász
Large Village
Railway passing through Hodász
Coat of arms
Country	Hungary
County	Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Area
• Large Village	7.88 km2 (3.04 sq mi)
• Urban	2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Elevation	147 m (482 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Large Village	3,380[1]
• Density	132/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4334
Area code	44

Geography

It covers an area of 26.49 km² (10 sq mi) and has a population of 3380 people (2015).^[1]

Demographics

As of 2023, the village had a total population of 3234. As of 2022, the town was 93.8% Hungarian, and 21.9% Gypsy. The population was 34.7% Greek Catholic, 25.2% Reformed, and 8% Roman Catholic.^[2]

In popular culture

The train station of Hodász is the site of one scene in the documentary movie Latcho Drom, featuring a little Hungarian boy dancing along with local Roma, who are singing.^[3]