Counties_of_Hungary

Counties of Hungary

Counties of Hungary

First-level administrative divisions of Hungary

Hungary is subdivided administratively into 19 counties (vármegyék, singular: vármegye) and the capital city (főváros) Budapest. The counties are further subdivided into 174 districts (járások, singular: járás). The capital Budapest is subdivided into 23 districts (kerületek, singular: kerület).[1]

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There are 25 cities with county rights (megyei jogú városok, singular: megyei jogú város), sometimes called urban counties. The local authorities of these towns have extended powers but they are not independent territorial units.

The current system of counties has evolved from medieval fiefdoms of the Kingdom of Hungary; each fiefdom was ruled from a castle (Hungarian: vár). Between 1950 and 2022, the counties of Hungary were officially called megyék (singular: megye). On January 1, 2023, the original historical name vármegye was officially restored.

List of counties

Hungarian counties with the 174 districts (járások) and the 23 districts of Budapest (kerületek).
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There are seven towns with county's rights in addition to the county seats:

Codes of the counties

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See also

Notes

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    Budapest is not a county, but a municipality that has an identical administrative status to all the other 19 counties.

References

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    Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2019, Központi Statisztikai Hivatal, 2019, ISSN 1217-2952, retrieved 8 August 2021.
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    ISO 3166 Country Codes, International Organization for Standardization, retrieved 8 August 2021.
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    MAGYARORSZÁG – NU, European Commission, retrieved 8 August 2021.
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    Presentation of E.164 National Numbering Plan (NNP) for Hungary (country code +36), International Telecommunication Union, retrieved 8 August 2021.
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    Hungary Post Codes, WorldPostalCode, retrieved 8 August 2021.
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