Pest County

Coordinates: 47°25′N 19°20′E / 47.417°N 19.333°E / 47.417; 19.333
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Pest County
Pest vármegye
Counties of Hungary
Börzsöny
Landscapes of Vác
Landscapes of Kemence
Clockwise, from top: the Börzsöny Mountain in Nagybörzsöny village, landscape of Kemence, and landscape of Vác
Region
Central Hungary
County seatBudapest
Districts
18 districts
Government
 • President of the General AssemblyIstván Szabó (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
 • Total6,393.14 km2 (2,468.41 sq mi)
 • Rank3rd in Hungary
Population
 (2023)
 • Total1,339,000
 • Rank1st in Hungary
 • Density191.8/km2 (497/sq mi)
GDP
[1]
 • TotalHUF 3,607 billion
€11.586 billion (2016)
Postal code
20xx – 23xx, 2440, 2461, 260x – 263x,
2680 – 2683, 27xx
Area code(s)(+36) 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 53
ISO 3166 codeHU-PE
Websitewww.pestmegye.hu

Pest (

NUTS:HU level 2 regions, as previously Pest County has lost catch-up aids from the European Union
because of the high development of Budapest.

History

The present county Pest was formed after

Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun
county.

Demographics

Religion in Pest County (2011 census)

  
Calvinism (11.1%)
  Lutheranism (2.7%)
  Orthodoxy (0.1%)
  Judaism (0.1%)
  Other religions (2.2%)
  Non-religious (16.5%)
  Atheists
(1.6%)
  Undeclared (29.1%)
See also: Demographics of Hungary

In 2015, it had a population of 1,226,115 and the population density was 192/km2.

Year County population[2] Change
1949 686,953 n/a
1960 Increase 781,501 13.76%
1970 Increase 878,644 12.43%
1980 Increase 973,830 10.83%
1990 Decrease 949,842 -2.46%
2001 Increase 1,083,877 14.11%
2011 Increase 1,217,476 12.37%
2015 Increase 1,226,115 0.71%
2018 Increase 1,261,864 2.91%

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans (approx. 25,000), Roma (20,000), Slovaks (6,000), Romanians (4,000) and Serbs (1,500).

Total population (2011 census): 1,217,476
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 1,090,882 persons:

  • Hungarians: 1,024,768 (93.94%)
  • Germans: 24,994 (2.29%)
  • Romani: 20,065 (1.84%)
  • Others and indefinable: 21,055 (1.93%)

Approx. 178,000 persons in Pest County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

See also: Religion in Hungary

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]

Economy

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the county was 13.8 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 10.3% of Hungary's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 17,000 euros or 56% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 69% of the EU average.[5]

Regional structure

District of Pest County
№ English and
Hungarian names 		Area
(km2) 		Population
(2011) 		Density
(pop./km2) 		Seat № of
municipalities
1 Aszód District
Aszódi járás 		298.37 37,472 126 Aszód 11
2 Budakeszi District
Budakeszi járás 		288.95 83,670 290 Budakeszi 12
3 Cegléd District
Ceglédi járás 		886.30 88,952 100 Cegléd 12
4 Dabas District
Dabasi járás 		614.23 48,289 79 Dabas 11
5 Dunakeszi District
Dunakeszi járás 		103.08 78,634 763 Dunakeszi 4
6 Érd District
Érdi járás 		184.29 116,510 632 Érd 7
7 Gödöllő District
Gödöllői járás 		449.66 139,826 311 Gödöllő 15
8 Gyál District
Gyáli járás 		170.99 40,853 239 Gyál 4
9 Monor District
Monori járás 		329.81 64,016 194 Monor 12
10 Nagykáta District
Nagykátai járás 		710.12 73,959 104 Nagykáta 15
11 Nagykőrös District
Nagykőrösi járás 		349.25 27,977 80 Nagykőrös 3
12 Pilisvörösvár District
Pilisvörösvári járás 		130.81 53,201 407 Pilisvörösvár 9
13 Ráckeve District
Ráckevei járás 		417.05 35,732 86 Ráckeve 11
14 Szentendre District
Szentendrei járás 		326.58 77,802 238 Szentendre 13
15 Szigetszentmiklós District
Szigetszentmiklósi járás 		211.28 110,448 523 Szigetszentmiklós 9
16 Szob District
Szobi járás 		438.32 24,875 57 Szob 17
17 Vác District
Váci járás 		362.19 68,234 188 Vác 18
18 Vecsés District
Vecsési járás 		119.74 47,026 393 Vecsés 4
Pest County 6,393.14 1,217,476 192 Budapest 187

Politics

Main article: Pest County Assembly

The Pest County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 44 counselors,[6] with the following party composition:

Party Seats Current County Assembly
  Fidesz-KDNP 24                                                
  Momentum Movement 9                                                
  Democratic Coalition 7                                                
  Jobbik 4                                                

Presidents of the General Assembly

List of presidents since 1990[7]
István Szabó (Fidesz-KDNP) 2014–

Municipalities

Pest County has 1

urban county, 47 towns
, 17 large villages and 122 villages.

City with county rights

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

Towns
Villages

municipalities are large villages.

Gallery

International relations

Pest County has a

partnership relationship with:[8]

References

  1. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ népesség.com, "Pest megye népessége 1870-2015"
  3. ^ 1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office (in Hungarian)
  4. ^ 2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.14 Pest megye, (in Hungarian) [1]
  5. ^ "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.
  6. ^ "Megyei közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 (Pest megye)". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  7. ^ Önkormányzati választások eredményei (in Hungarian)
  8. ^ Külkapcsolatok (Pest megye)

External links

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