Administrative divisions of Hungary
Administratively, Hungary is divided into 19 counties (megye, plural megyék). In addition, the capital (főváros), Budapest, is independent of any county government. The counties and the capital are the 20 NUTS third-level units of Hungary.
Overview
Hungarian singular | Hungarian plural | English | Quantity | Note | Main article |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
régió | régiók | region | 7 | NUTS 1 | Regions of Hungary |
megye | megyék | county | 19 | NUTS 2 | Counties of Hungary |
főváros | n.a. | capital | 1 | NUTS 3 | Budapest |
járás | járások | district | 198 (175 in the counties and 23 in Budapest) | LAU 1 | Districts of Hungary |
város | városok | town | 302 | LAU 2 | List of cities and towns of Hungary |
megyei jogú város | megyei jogú városok | town with county rights | 23 (county seats without Budapest + 5 additional towns) | LAU 2 | Town with county rights |
nagyközség | nagyközségek | large municipality | 105 | LAU 2 | Municipalities of Hungary |
község | községek | municipality | 2722 | LAU 2 | Municipalities of Hungary |
Regions
Since 1996, the counties and City of Budapest have been grouped into 7 regions for statistical and development purposes. These seven regions constitute NUTS' second-level units of Hungary.
Counties and the capital
There are also 23 towns with county rights (singular megyei jogú város), sometimes known as "urban counties" in English (although there is no such term in Hungarian). The local authorities of these towns have extended powers, but these towns belong to the territory of the respective county instead of being independent territorial units.
Districts
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The counties are further subdivided into 174 districts (járások) as of January 1, 2015, which serve as divisions of state administration. 23 districts of the capital city of Budapest are both administrative and self-government units.
See also
- NUTS:HU
- Postal codes in Hungary - including a map of two digit zones
- Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary
- Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary (1941–44)