Újbuda

Budapest - Újbuda
District
Coat of arms
Country	Hungary
Region	Central Hungary
County	Budapest
Government
• Mayor	Tamás Hoffmann (Fidesz)
Area
• Total	33.47 km^2 (12.92 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	137,426
• Density	4,102.3/km^2 (10,625/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Újbuda (lit. New Buda) is the 11th district of Budapest (Hungarian: Budapest XI. kerület), Hungary. It is the most populous district of Budapest with 137,426 inhabitants (2008). Until the 1890s, Újbuda's present territory was a field south to the historical town of Buda. The construction of a new residential area started in the 1900s, the present district was formed in 1930.^[1] From 1880 to 1980, Újbuda's population increased from 1,180 to 178,960.^[2] There are boulevards, avenues with tram lines, and communist-era housing estates in the district. Line 4 of the Budapest metro is being constructed in Újbuda.

Neighborhoods

• Albertfalva
• Dobogó
• Gazdagrét
• Gellérthegy (a part)
• Hosszúrét
• Infopark
• Kamaraerdő
• Kelenföld
• Kelenvölgy
• Kőérberek
• Lágymányos
• Madárhegy
• Nádorkert
• Őrmező
• Örsöd
• Péterhegy
• Pösingermajor
• Sasad
• Sashegy (a part)
• Szentimreváros
• Spanyolrét
• Tabán (a part)

Population

Ethnic groups (2001 census)

• Magyars - 91.4%
• Germans - 1.2%
• Others - 1.8%
• No answer - 5.6%

Religions (2001 census)

• Roman Catholic - 47.1%
• Calvinist - 12%
• Lutheran - 2.8%
• Greek Catholic - 1.4%
• Jewish - 0.45%
• Other (Christian) - 1%
• Other (non-Christian) - 0.5%
• Atheists - 18%
• No answer, unknown - 16.6%

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1870	1,149	—
1880	1,180	+2.7%
1890	3,092	+162.0%
1900	7,191	+132.6%
1910	23,457	+226.2%
1920	37,025	+57.8%
1930	52,337	+41.4%
1941	76,668	+46.5%
1949	86,804	+13.2%
1960	109,124	+25.7%
1970	161,437	+47.9%
1980	178,960	+10.9%
1990	174,509	−2.5%
2001	144,441	−17.2%
2006	136,503	−5.5%
2008	137,426	+0.7%

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Újbuda is twinned with:^[3]

Ruse, Bulgaria[3][4] Prague 5 - Czech Republic[3] Trogir - Croatia[3]

Ustroń - Poland[3] Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Germany[3] Sânzieni (Kézdiszentlélek), Romania[3]

Târgu Mureş (Marosvásárhely), Romania[3][5] Trstice (Nádszeg), Slovakia[3] Ada, Serbia[3]

See also

• Újpest
• Újpalota
• Újlipótváros

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References

1. History of Újbuda (Hungarian)
2. Historical population of Újbuda (Hungarian Central Statistical Office)
3. "Újbuda története" [Újbuda - New in History, Twin Towns]. Rafia.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
4. "МЕЖДУНАРОДНО СЪТРУДНИЧЕСТВО НА ОБЩИНА РУСЕ - Побратимени градове". Община Русе [Municipality Ruse] (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
5. "Marosvásárhely" (in Hungarian). Ujbuda.hu. Retrieved 18 November 2011.

External links

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Coordinates: 47°28′30″N 19°02′24″E / 47.475°N 19.04°E