Pest (county)
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| Pest County | |
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| Image:PestCounty.gif | |
| Region | Central Hungary |
| County seat | Budapest |
| Area | 6394 km² |
| Population | 1,077,300 |
| Population density | 168/km² |
| Municipalities | 186 |
Pest is a county (megye) in central Hungary. It covers an area of 6394 km², and has a population of 1,077,300 (2003). It is located around the national capital Budapest. It shares borders with Slovakia and the Hungarian counties Nógrád, Heves, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Bács-Kiskun, Fejér and Komárom-Esztergom. The river Danube flows through the county. The capital of Pest county is Budapest.
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[edit] History
The present county Pest was formed after World War II, when the former county Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun was split in two parts (the other part is presently part of Bács-Kiskun county). Pest county also existed in the early days of the Kingdom of Hungary (11th century). Its territory comprised approximately the north-eastern part of present Pest county. It was combined with adjacent Pilis county before the 15th century. More information can be found at the entry of former Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun county.
[edit] Regional structure
[edit] Cities with county rights
- Érd (since 2005)
[edit] Towns
(ordered by population, as of 2001)
| Érd (57,209) | Monor (20,975) | Nagykáta (12,865) | Ráckeve (8912) | |||
| Cegléd (37,939) | Vecsés (18,664) | Budakeszi (12,793) | Tököl (8799) | |||
| Vác (33,903) | Százhalombatta (16,963) | Pécel (12,740) | Ócsa (8785) | |||
| Gödöllő (31,263) | Dunaharaszti (16,931) | Pilisvörösvár (12,699) | Tura (8009) | |||
| Dunakeszi (29,208) | Fót (16,195) | Szigethalom (12,643) | Aszód (5972) | |||
| Budaörs (24,228) | Dabas (16,021) | Albertirsa (11,457) | Dunavarsány (5810) | |||
| Szigetszentmiklós (24,201) | Abony (15,781) | Pilis (10,721) | Örkény (4973) | |||
| Gyál (21,184) | Göd (15,329) | Veresegyház (10,707) | Nagymaros (4470) | |||
| Nagykőrös (25,795) | Pomáz (14,405) | Üllő (9881) | Szob (2960) | |||
| Szentendre (22,796) | Gyömrő (13,669) | Kistarcsa (9306) | Visegrád (1654) |
[edit] Villages
| Counties of Hungary | Image:Flag of Hungary.svg | |
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| Counties: | Bács-Kiskun | Baranya | Békés | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | Csongrád | Fejér | Győr-Moson-Sopron | Hajdú-Bihar | Heves | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | Komárom-Esztergom | Nógrád | Pest | Somogy | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | Tolna | Vas | Veszprém | Zala | |
| Urban counties: | Békéscsaba | Debrecen | Dunaújváros | Eger | Érd | Győr | Hódmezővásárhely | Kaposvár | Kecskemét | Miskolc | Nagykanizsa | Nyíregyháza | Pécs | Salgótarján | Sopron | Szeged | Szekszárd | Székesfehérvár | Szolnok | Szombathely | Tatabánya | Veszprém | Zalaegerszeg | |
| Capital: | Budapest | |
| See also: Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary; Geography of Hungary | ||
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