16th district of Budapest
16th District of Budapest
Budapest XVI. kerülete | |
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| District XVI | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of District XVI in Budapest (shown in grey) | |
| Coordinates: 47°31′13″N 19°10′26″E / 47.52028°N 19.17389°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Central Hungary |
| City | Budapest |
| Established | 1 January 1950 |
| Quarters[1] | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Péter Kovács (Fidesz-KDNP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.51 km2 (12.94 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 73,486 |
| • Rank | 13th |
| • Density | 2,192/km2 (5,680/sq mi) |
| Demonym | tizenhatodik kerületi ("16th districter") |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1161 ... 1165 |
| Website | www |
16th District is the 16th district of Budapest, Hungary.
It consists of these parts: Árpádföld, Cinkota, Mátyásföld, Sashalom, Rákosszentmihály.
Sport[edit]
The oldest football and athletics team is Rákosszentmihályi AFC that competes in the Budapest Bajnokság I.
THSE Sashalom (or THSE Szabadkikötő) currently competes in the 2018-19 Nemzeti Bajnokság III.
Sightseeing[edit]
Education[edit]
The College of International Management and Business Faculty of the Budapest Business School is located in the district.
Cinkota is also the home of the secondary school, Szerb Antal Gimnázium.
List of mayors[edit]
| Member | Party | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gábor Fekete | Fidesz | 1990–1994 | |
| Attila Kovács | MDF | 1994–1998 | |
| Lajos Mátyás Szabó | MSZP | 1998–2006 | |
| Péter Kovács | Fidesz | 2006– | |
Twin towns – Twin cities[edit]
Waltershausen – Germany
Canistro – Italy
Novi Vinodolski – Croatia
Zápszony – Ukraine
Valea lui Mihai – Romania
Opole – Poland
Kütahya – Turkey
Podunajské Biskupice – Slovakia
Mali Iđoš – Serbia
Wimbledon – United Kingdom
Hanoi – Tay Ho – Vietnam
Mont-Saint-Martin – France- Mihăileni – Romania
- Oravița – Romania
- Cambridge – United Kingdom
- Dragomirești – Romania
References[edit]
- ^ "94/2012. (XII. 27.) Főv. Kgy. rendelet - a közterület- és városrésznevek megállapításáról, azok jelöléséről, valamint a házszám-megállapítás szabályairól" (in Hungarian).
- ^ a b "A fővárosi kerületek, a megyei jogú városok, a városok területe, lakónépessége és a lakások száma" [The area of districts of the capital, of the towns with county's rights, resident population and number of dwellings]. Magyarország közigazgatási helynévkönyve 2016. január 1 [Gazetteer of Hungary 1 January 2016] (PDF). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 2016. p. 21.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Budapest District XVI.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for East Pest.
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