Nyíregyháza

Nyíregyháza (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Hungarian: [ˈɲiːrɛchaːzɒ] ⓘ, Slovak: Níreďháza, Romanian: Mestecănești) is a city with county rights in northeastern Hungary and the county capital of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. With a population of 118,001, it is the seventh-largest city in Hungary and the second largest in the Northern Great Plain region. Its development has been ongoing since the 18th century, making it the economic and cultural center of the region. Nyíregyháza Zoo, with over 500 species, is recognized throughout Europe. Nyíregyháza is located in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County in the northern Plain region, which also comprises Hajdú-Bihar County and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. It is located in the center of Nyírség as an agricultural town. The boundaries of the city are often understood as a very broad frame, because generally the near suburbs are included in them. It is located at the intersections of routes 4, 41, 36, and 38, making the city easy to reach, lying at the crossroads to Sub-Carpathia and Transylvania. Nyíregyháza's climate is classified as humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Among them, the annual average temperature is 10.7 °C (51.3 °F), the hottest month in July is 21.4 °C (70.5 °F), and the coldest month is −1.2 °C (29.8 °F) in January. The annual precipitation is 546.0 millimetres (21.50 in), of which July is the wettest with 67.9 millimetres (2.67 in), while January is the driest with only 26.5 millimetres (1.04 in). The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from −19.2 °C (−2.6 °F) on December 28, 1996 to 39.3 °C (102.7 °F) on July 20, 2007.