Nagykáta is a town in Pest County, Hungary, about 60 kilometres (40 mi) from Budapest.

The history of Nagykáta dates back to the 12th century, when the Pest county branch of the Káta family settled in the region.

Heirless Ferenc Káthay had to sell his remaining estates – even Csekekáta – to Miklós Keglevich in 1663.

When Buda was reoccupied Nagykáta was also marked for destruction, and it did not appear in the official registers until 1665, but from 1696 the village had an ordained priest again, and the registration of births, marriages death began.

In November 2020, the city's local assembly adopted a resolution banning the "spread and promotion of LGBTQ propaganda in any institution maintained by the municipality".