{{Infobox settlement <!--more fields are available for this Infobox--See Template:Infobox settlement--> |settlement_type = Large village |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{HUN}} |coordinates = {{coord|47|38|N|20|54|E|region:HU|display=inline}}
<!--If coordinates are filled in above remove ed notes from "Hungary" in pushpin_map field to display map--> |pushpin_map = Hungary |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = |timezone=CET |utc_offset=+1 |timezone_DST=CEST |utc_offset_DST=+2 |official_name=Egyek |subdivision_type1=County |subdivision_name1=Hajdú-Bihar |subdivision_type2=District |subdivision_name2=Balmazújváros |area_total_km2=104.79 |population_as_of=2001 |population_total=5527 |population_density_km2=52.76 |postal_code_type=Postal code |postal_code=4069 |area_code_type=Area code |area_code=(+36) 52 |image_shield=Coa_Hungary_Town_Egyek.svg }} '''Egyek''' is a large village in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Olympian László Mucza was born here.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/laszlo-mucza-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063826/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/laszlo-mucza-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=László Mucza |access-date=27 December 2015 |work=Sports Reference}}</ref>
Before World War II, there was a Jewish community. At its height, there were 123 Jews in the community. Most of them were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust.<ref>{{JewishGen-LocalityPage|852637|Egyek, Hungary}}</ref> ==Geography== It covers an area of {{Convert|104.79|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} and has a population of 5,527 people (2001).
==International relations== {{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Hungary}}
===Twin towns — Sister cities=== Egyek is twinned with:
* {{flagicon|POL}} Radzyń Podlaski, Poland
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons-inline}} * [http://www.egyek.hu/ Official site] in Hungarian
{{Balmazújváros District}} {{Hajdú-Bihar}}
{{Coord|47|38|N|20|54|E|region:HU_type:city|display=title}}
{{Authority control}} Category:Populated places in Hajdú-Bihar County {{Hajdu-geo-stub}}