Hungary counties megyék , singular: megye ) and the capital city (főváros ): Budapest . These are further subdivided into 173 subregions (kistérségek ), with Budapest comprising its own subregion.
Subdivision [ ] There are 23 towns with county's rights (megyei jogú városok , singular: megyei jogú város ), sometimes called urban counties. The local authorities of these towns have extended powers but they are not independent territorial units.
Region Name of county
County seat Area Population Population Towns/
Northern Hungary Region Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Miskolc 7,247
739,143
102
355
Heves Eger 3,637
323,769
89
119
Nógrád Salgótarján 2,546
218,218
86
129
Northern Great Plain Region Hajdú-Bihar Debrecen 6,211
550,265
89
82
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Szolnok 5,582
413,174
74
75
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Nyíregyháza 5,936
583,564
98
228
Southern Great Plain Region Bács-Kiskun Kecskemét 8,445
541,584
64
119
Békés Békéscsaba 5,631
392,845
70
75
Csongrád Szeged 4,263
425,785
100
60
Central Hungary Region Budapest Budapest 525
1,712,910
3241
1
Pest Budapest 6,393
1,124,395
176
186
Central Transdanubia Region Komárom-Esztergom Tatabánya 2,265
315,886
139
76
Fejér Székesfehérvár 4,359
428,579
98
108
Veszprém Veszprém 4,493
368,519
82
217
Western Transdanubia Region Győr-Moson-Sopron Győr 4,208
440,138
105
182
Vas Szombathely 3,336
266,342
80
216
Zala Zalaegerszeg 3,784
269,705
78
257
Southern Transdanubia Region Baranya Pécs 4,430
402,260
91
301
Somogy Kaposvár 6,036
334,065
55
244
Tolna Szekszárd 3,703
247,287
67
108
There are five towns with county's rights in addition to the county seats:
See also [ ] Regions of Hungary Subregions of Hungary Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary (until 1918)Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary (1941-44) List of towns in Hungary ISO 3166-2:HU
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Current English terms
Alpine resort ·
Area (Insular area · Local government area · Special area · Urban (urbanized) area ) ·
Bailiwick ·
Banner (Autonomous banner ) ·
Block ·
Borough County borough · Metropolitan borough ) ·
Canton ·
Capital Federal capital ) ·
Circle ·
Circuit ·
City Autonomous city · Chartered city · Independent city · Rural city ) ·
Colony ·
Commune ·
Community (Autonomous community · Residential community ) ·
Condominium ·
Constituency ·
County Administrative county · Autonomous county · Metropolitan county ) ·
Department ·
District Autonomous district · Capital district · City district · Federal district · Metropolitan district · Municipal district · Subdistrict · Regional district ) ·
Division (Cadastral division ) ·
Duchy ·
Eldership ·
Federal dependency ·
Governorate ·
Hamlet ·
Municipality Direct-controlled municipality · District municipality · Regional municipality · Regional county municipality · Rural municipality · Specialized municipality ) ·
Neighbourhood ·
Parish Civil parish ) ·
Periphery ·
Prefecture (Autonomous prefecture · Subprefecture · Super-prefecture ) ·
Principality (Co-principality ) ·
Protectorate ·
Province Autonomous province ) ·
Quarter ·
Regency ·
Region Autonomous region · Capital region · Special administrative region ) ·
Republic (Autonomous republic ) ·
Reservation (Reserve ) ·
Riding ·
Sector ·
Shire ·
State ·
Suzerainty ·
Territory Capital territory · Dependent territory · National territory · Union Territory ) · Unit (Autonomous territorial unit · Local administrative unit ) ·
Town ·
Townland ·
Township Civil township ) ·
Village Summer village ) ·
Ward
Current non-Englishloanword terms
Amt · Arrondissement · Bairro · Bakhsh · Baladiyah · Barangay · Bezirk / Regierungsbezirk · Comarca · Comune · Daïra · Deme · Frazione · Freguesia · Gmina · İl · Județ · Kommun · Località · Mahalle · Megye · Nome · Oblast · Okrug (Autonomous okrug ) · Ostān · Powiat · Rayon · Ranchería · Shabiyah · Shahr · Shahrestān · Sýsla · Taluka · Tehsil · Vingtaine · Voivodeship · Wilayah · Woreda
Defunct and historical
Agency ·
Barony ·
Burgh ·
Diocese ·
Exarchate ·
Free imperial city · Hide ·
Hundred ·
Imperial Circle ·
March ·
Praetorian prefecture ·
Presidency ·
Residency ·
Rural district ·
Sanitary district ·
Tithing ·
Urban district ·
Viscountcy (Viscounty)
Defunct and historical
Commote · Heerlijkheid · Katepanikion · Liwa · Naucrary · Pagus · Pargana · Plasă · Satrapy · Theme · Subah
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