Counties of Hungary

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Counties of Hungary
Hungarian: Magyarország megyéi
SomogyBaranyaTolnaZalaVasVeszprémGyőr-Moson-SopronHevesCsongrád-CsanádBékésBács-KiskunBorsod-Abaúj-ZemplénKomárom-EsztergomNógrádSzabolcs-Szatmár-BeregHajdú-BiharFejérJász-Nagykun-SzolnokBudapestPest
CategoryUnitary state
LocationHungary
Created1950 (Current form, 19 + Budapest)
Number19 (as of 1950)
Additional statuselectoral constituency
Populations189,304 (Nógrád) – 1,278,874 (Pest)
Areas2,265 km2 (875 sq mi) (Komárom-Esztergom) – 8,445 km2 (3,261 sq mi) (Bács-Kiskun)
GovernmentCounty Government, National Government
SubdivisionsDistrict
Municipality/town/commune/sector

Hungary is subdivided administratively into 19 counties and the capital city Budapest.[1]

List of counties[change | change source]

Hungarian counties
County Coat of
arms
County seat Area
(km²)
Population
(2019)
Population density
(people/km², 2019)
Map No. of
district
No. of
municipalities
Baranya Pécs 4429.60 360,704 81 Map of Hungary highlighting Baranya County 10 301
Bács-Kiskun Kecskemét 8444.89 503,825 60 Map of Hungary highlighting Bács-Kiskun County 11 119
Békés Békéscsaba 5629.71 334,264 59 Map of Hungary highlighting Békés County 9 75
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Miskolc 7247.19 642,447 89 Map of Hungary highlighting Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
Csongrád-Csanád Szeged 4262.79 399,012 94 Map of Hungary highlighting Csongrád County 7 60
Fejér Székesfehérvár 4358.48 417,712 96 Map of Hungary highlighting Fejér County 8 108
Győr-Moson-Sopron Győr 4207.79 467,144 111 Map of Hungary highlighting Győr-Moson-Sopron County 7 183
Hajdú-Bihar Debrecen 6210.39 527,989 85 Map of Hungary highlighting Hajdú-Bihar County 10 82
Heves Eger 3637.17 294,609 81 Map of Hungary highlighting Heves County 7 121
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Szolnok 5581.63 370,007 66 Map of Hungary highlighting Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County 9 78
Komárom-Esztergom Tatabánya 2264.35 299,207 132 Map of Hungary highlighting Komárom-Esztergom County 6 76
Nógrád Salgótarján 2544.48 189,304 74 Map of Hungary highlighting Nógrád County 6 131
Pest Budapest 6391.18 1,278,874 200 Map of Hungary highlighting Pest County 18 187
Somogy Kaposvár 6065.06 301,429 50 Map of Hungary highlighting Somogy County 8 245
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Nyíregyháza 5935.92 552,964 93 Map of Hungary highlighting Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County 13 229
Tolna Szekszárd 3703.20 217,463 59 Map of Hungary highlighting Tolna County 6 109
Vas Szombathely 3336.11 253,551 76 Map of Hungary highlighting Vas County 7 216
Veszprém Veszprém 4463.64 341,317 76 Map of Hungary highlighting Veszprém County 10 217
Zala Zalaegerszeg 3783.84 268,648 71 Map of Hungary highlighting Zala County 6 258
Hungary Budapest 93,023 9,772,756 105 Map of Hungary 174 3176

References[change | change source]

  1. Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2019, Központi Statisztikai Hivatal, 2019, ISSN 1217-2952, retrieved 8 August 2021.