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Pest County

Coat of arms
Country Hungary
Region Central Hungary
County seat Budapest
Area
 - Total 6,393.14 km2 (2,468.4 sq mi)
Population
 - Total 1,213,090
 - Density 189.7/km2 (491.4/sq mi)

Pest County (Hungarian pronunciation: [pɛʃt]) 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).

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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. 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] Demographics

Historical populations
Year Pop.  %±
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%
2009 1,213,290 11.9%

Ethnic groups (2001 census):

Religions (2001 census):

[edit] Regional structure

[edit] City with county's rights

  • Érd (57,209) (since 2006)

[edit] Towns

(ordered by population, as of 2001)

Szentendre - main square

[edit] Villages

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




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