Geszteréd is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the

Northern Great Plain The Northern Great Plain ( ) is a statistical ( NUTS 2) region of Hungary. It is part of the Great Plain and North (NUTS 1) region. The Northern Great Plain includes the counties of Hajdú-Bihar, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Be ...

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of eastern

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. It covers an

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of and has a

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of 1718 people (2015).

Geography

The settlement is located on the edge of Nyírség area towards Hajdúság, in the south-southwestern part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, near the county border, between two big cities,

Debrecen Debrecen ( ; ; ; ) is Hungary's cities of Hungary, second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain Regions of Hungary, region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the large ...

and

Nyíregyháza Nyíregyháza (, ) 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 ...

. It borders

Nagykálló Nagykálló () is a small town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Before World War II it belonged to Szabolcs (county), Szabolcs county. Location from county seat Nyíregyháza. History Nag ...

from the north, Biri and Balkány from the east, Érpatak from the northwest, Bököny,

Hajdúhadház Hajdúhadház is a town in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 12,724 people (2015). Twin towns – sister cities Hajdúhadház is twinned with: ...

and Hajdúsámson from the south. There are 3 smaller homesteads attached to the village: *''Lovastanya'' is located 3 km from the Balkány and 1 km from Gesztered. It was owned by the ''Lovas'' family for years. It was attached to Balkány up until 1990. Population: 10 people. *''Nyíritanya'' is located 2 km north of Geszteréd. Population: 8 people. *''Szállásföld'' is 11 km from the Balkány, 3 km from the Déssy homestead and about 15 km from the Hajdúhadház. It has a population of 21 people. It has no direct route to Geszteréd.

References

Populated places in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County {{Szabolcs-geo-stub