--- entity_id: city:hu:geonames:717652 entity_type: city name: "Mezőkövesd" country_code: HU country: Hungary slug: mezokovesd canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/mezokovesd/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/hu/mezokovesd.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/hu/mezokovesd.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/hu/mezokovesd snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab generated_at: 2026-09-14 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 14 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 2 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/mezokovesd/ citation_title: "Mezőkövesd, Hungary: jobs, climate, population" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_version: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-14 citation_build_date: 2026-09-14 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Mezőkövesd Mezőkövesd is a city in Hungary. Its population was 15,504 at the end of 2022. An unemployment rate of 5.5% was measured at the end of 2022. Foreign residents numbered 111 at the end of 2022. ## Mobility Mezőkövesd's nearest airport was DEB, 85 km away and offered 2 direct destinations. ## Housing At the end of 2022, Mezőkövesd recorded a vacancy rate of 13.63%. The city had 7,639 dwellings at the end of 2022. ## Climate Monthly mean temperatures were −2.9°C in January and 21.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 25.7 mm in January and 82.9 mm in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 111 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 15,504 people | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [2] | | G02 Vacancy Rate Pct | `g02_vacancy_rate_pct` | 13.63 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [3] | | Dwellings | `g05_dwellings_total` | 7,639 dwellings | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [4] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 5.5 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [2] | | Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 13.4 · Feb 15.97 · Mar 22.17 · Apr 28.94 · May 30.99 · Jun 36.31 · Jul 39.74 · Aug 37.86 · Sep 34.48 · Oct 26.91 · Nov 21.5 · Dec 12.34 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -21.3 · Feb -19.73 · Mar -16.03 · Apr -4.8 · May -1.56 · Jun 3.83 · Jul 8 · Aug 7.26 · Sep 2.43 · Oct -5.29 · Nov -10.17 · Dec -16.47 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -2.87 · Feb -0.73 · Mar 4.43 · Apr 10.77 · May 15.73 · Jun 19.69 · Jul 21.85 · Aug 21.58 · Sep 16.16 · Oct 9.98 · Nov 4.34 · Dec -1.33 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 25.7 · Feb 30.5 · Mar 27.9 · Apr 42.5 · May 63.5 · Jun 70.9 · Jul 82.9 · Aug 64.4 · Sep 48.7 · Oct 46.4 · Nov 43.5 · Dec 36.5 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] | | G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct | `g07_bachelors_or_higher_share_pct` | 18.11 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [7] | | No religion or other, share | `religion_other_no_religion_percent` | 7.92 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [8] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 2 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 85 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | DEB | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [10] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [Care and integration support for persons granted international or national protection](https://www.oif.gov.hu/teruleti-szervek/menekultugyi-igazgatosag) — Newcomer Adaptation · National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing — Refugee Affairs Directorate · Hungarian · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [National Employment Service](https://nfsz.munka.hu/) — Job Search This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Mezőkövesd when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Yes — [official source](https://www.safeinhungary.gov.hu/assets/index-D2RZLdlI.js) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Hungary country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/hungary/). ## Relationship to a nearby hub ### Is Mezőkövesd part of Miskolc? Mezőkövesd belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Miskolc; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 36.5 km away by straight-line distance. - Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/345175/629341/NUTS2021.xlsx ## International community Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions. ### Citizenship - Citizenship: 15,504 (100.0%) - EU foreign national: 81 (0.5%) - Foreign national: 111 (0.7%) - Citizen of Hungary: 15,393 (99.3%) - Non-EU foreign national: 30 (0.2%) - Population universe: Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines - Period: 2022 Census - Source: https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67 ### Language spoken at home - Language spoken with family members or friends: 15,504 (100.0%) - Armenian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%) - Bulgarian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%) - Croatian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%) - Language spoken with family members or friends by domestic ethnic groups: 116 (0.7%) - German language spoken with family members or friends: 64 (0.4%) - Gipsy (Romani, Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends: 12 (0.1%) - Gipsy (Boyash) language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%) - Gipsy (Romani) language spoken with family members or friends: 10 (0.1%) - Greek language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%) - Hungarian language spoken with family members or friends: 13,387 (86.3%) - No answer to question about language spoken with family members or friends: 2,092 (13.5%) - Other language spoken with family members or friends: 313 (2.0%) - Polish language spoken with family members or friends: 12 (0.1%) - Romanian language spoken with family members or friends: 5 (0.0%) - Ruthenian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%) - Serbian language spoken with family members or friends: 4 (0.0%) - Slovakian language spoken with family members or friends: 6 (0.0%) - Slovenian language spoken with family members or friends: 0 (0.0%) - Ukrainian language spoken with family members or friends: 10 (0.1%) - Population universe: Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines - Period: 2022 Census - Source: https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67 ### Ancestry or ethnicity - Ethnic groups: 15,504 (100.0%) - Armenian: 0 (0.0%) - Bulgarian: 0 (0.0%) - Croatian: 0 (0.0%) - Domestic ethnic groups: 556 (3.6%) - German: 24 (0.2%) - Gipsy (Romani): 488 (3.1%) - Greek: 0 (0.0%) - Hungarian: 13,145 (84.8%) - No answer to ethnic groups: 1,996 (12.9%) - Other ethnic groups: 28 (0.2%) - Polish: 9 (0.1%) - Romanian: 10 (0.1%) - Ruthenian: 5 (0.0%) - Serbian: 0 (0.0%) - Slovakian: 6 (0.0%) - Slovenian: 0 (0.0%) - Ukrainian: 10 (0.1%) - Population universe: Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines - Period: 2022 Census - Source: https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67 ### Ancestry or ethnicity - Belong to ethnic groups: 15,504 (100.0%) - Belong to Armenian ethnic group: 3 (0.0%) - Belong to Bulgarian ethnic group: 6 (0.0%) - Belong to Croatian ethnic group: 0 (0.0%) - Belong to domestic ethnic groups: 651 (4.2%) - Belong to German ethnic group: 80 (0.5%) - Belong to Gipsy (Romani) ethnic group: 497 (3.2%) - Belong to Greek ethnic group: 5 (0.0%) - Belong to Hungarian ethnic group: 14,025 (90.5%) - No answer to questions about belong to ethnic groups: 1,457 (9.4%) - Belong to Other ethnic groups: 324 (2.1%) - Belong to Polish ethnic group: 14 (0.1%) - Belong to Romanian ethnic group: 16 (0.1%) - Belong to Ruthenian ethnic group: 5 (0.0%) - Belong to Serbian ethnic group: 5 (0.0%) - Belong to Slovakian ethnic group: 8 (0.1%) - Belong to Slovenian ethnic group: 0 (0.0%) - Belong to Ukrainian ethnic group: 17 (0.1%) - Population universe: Population enumerated in the 2022 Hungarian Census; settlement data, population; all sexes and ages as source table defines - Period: 2022 Census - Source: https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67 ## Sources 1. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:19433,TEL_SZ_ADAT:FOR 2. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), 2022 Census database — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD,TEL_SZ_ADAT:BISK_V2+EMP+UNE,TERUL_GEO5 3. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBL018/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:19433,INDICATORS3:LAKAS_OCS_DW_NOC 4. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBL018/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:19433,INDICATORS3:LAKAS_OCS_TOTAL 5. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=20.583330&latitude=47.816670&format=JSON 6. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_PRCP.csv 7. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:19433,TEL_SZ_ADAT:LISK5 8. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) — Official source — https://nepszamlalas2022.ksh.hu/api/dataflows/WBS003/V67/d/TIME_PERIOD:2022,TERUL_GEO5:19433,TEL_SZ_ADAT:RE_OCD+RE_NOT 9. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 10. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Mezőkövesd, Hungary: jobs, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/mezokovesd/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_mezokovesd-hungary-jobs-climate-population_f74089a0deda, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Mezőkövesd, Hungary: jobs, climate, population}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-14}, version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/hu/mezokovesd/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. 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