Pest County

Pest County


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Country Hungary
Region Central Hungary
County seat Budapest
Area
 • Total 6,393.14 km2 (2,468.41 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 1,217,476
 • Density 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Pesti
ISO 3166 code HU-P
Website www.pestmegye.hu

Pest County (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpɛʃt]) is a county (megye) in central Hungary. It covers an area of 6,393.14 square kilometres (2,468.41 sq mi), and has a population of 1,213,090 (2009). It surrounds the national capital Budapest and the majority of the county's population (65.2%/790,995 in 2009) live in the suburbs of 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 (administratively separate), but it is planned to completely separate the capital from the county at least until 2020, as it loses catch-up aids from the European Union because of the high development of Budapest.

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 within present-day Bács-Kiskun). Pest County also existed in the early days of the medieval 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.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1870 330,089—    
1880 353,851+7.2%
1890 395,142+11.7%
1900 450,136+13.9%
1910 524,320+16.5%
1920 571,753+9.0%
1930 633,257+10.8%
1941 682,696+7.8%
1949 686,953+0.6%
1960 781,505+13.8%
1970 878,644+12.4%
1980 973,830+10.8%
1990 949,842−2.5%
2001 1,083,877+14.1%
2011 1,217,476+12.3%

Ethnic groups (2001 census):

Religions (2001 census):

Regional structure

City with county's rights

Towns

(ordered by population, as of 2001)

Villages

Gallery

Coordinates: 47°25′N 19°20′E / 47.417°N 19.333°E / 47.417; 19.333

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