Nagybajom
Town
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Coordinates: 46°23′57″N 17°30′29″E / 46.39918°N 17.50793°E / 46.39918; 17.50793
Country	Hungary
Region	Southern Transdanubia
County	Somogy
District	Kaposvár
RC Diocese	Kaposvár
Area
• Total	108.77 km2 (42.00 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	3,312[1]
Demonym	nagybajomi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7561
Area code	(+36) 82
Patron Saint	Jesus Christ
NUTS 3 code	HU232
MP	József Attila Móring (KDNP)
Website	Nagybajom Online

Nagybajom is a town in Somogy County, Hungary.

History

According to László Szita the settlement was completely Hungarian in the 18th century.^[2]

Notable residents

• Benedek Virág (1752 or 1754 – 1830), Hungarian teacher, poet, translator
• Ádám Pálóczi Horváth (1760 – 1820), Hungarian poet, author
• Péter Boross (born 1928), Hungarian politician, Prime Minister of Hungary (1993 - 1994)
• Paul Tenczer, Jewish editor and activist (1836-1905)