Csenger

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|subdivision_name1=Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg

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|subdivision_name2=Csenger

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|area_total_km2=36.16

|population_as_of=2015

|population_total=4870

|population_footnotes=[http://www.ksh.hu/apps/shop.kiadvany?p_kiadvany_id=81322&p_temakor_kod=KSH&p_session_id=800051036609396&p_lang=EN Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2015]. Hungarian Central Statistical Office.

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|postal_code=4765

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Csenger is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It is known for being the poorest town in Hungary. In 2023, the Hungarian Prison Service Headquarters announced that it is constructing a new prison in the town, with inmates producing metal and wooden furnishings for the new facility.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/current/csenger_high_tech_prison_inmates_carpentry_furniture_renovation/|title=Hungarian Inmates Assist in the Furnishing of the High-Tech Csenger Prison|website=HungarianConservative.com}}

Geography

The town covers an area of {{Convert|36.16|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} and has a population of 4,870 people (2015). It lies on left bank of the river Szamos, on the border with Romania.

Twin towns – sister cities

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{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary}}

Csenger is twinned with:{{cite web|title=Testvérvárosaink|url=http://csenger.hu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123&Itemid=51|website=csenger.hu|publisher=Csenger|language=hu|access-date=2021-04-03|archive-date=13 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413124437/http://www.csenger.hu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123&Itemid=51|url-status=dead}}

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