- Source: Pest County
Pest (Hungarian: Pest vármegye, pronounced [ˈpɛʃt]; German: Komitat Pest) is a county (vármegye) in central Hungary. It covers an area of 6,393.14 square kilometres (2,468.41 sq mi), and has a population of 1,339,090 (2023). 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, although Budapest is not part of Pest County. Starting 2018, they also constitute different 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 World War II, when the former county Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun was split in two parts (the other part is within present-day Bács-Kiskun). Pest County also existed in the early days of the medieval 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.
Demographics
In 2015, it had a population of 1,226,115 and the population density was 192/km2.
= 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):
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
=Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
Catholic – 445,106 (Roman Catholic – 435,717; Greek Catholic – 9,235);
Reformed – 134,848;
Evangelical – 32,564;
Orthodox – 1,796;
Judaism – 947;
Other religions – 26,485;
Non-religious – 200,430;
Atheism – 19,869;
Undeclared – 355,431.
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.
Regional structure
Politics
The Pest County Council, elected at the 2024 local government elections, is made up of 44 counselors, with the following party composition:
= Presidents of the General Assembly
=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)
Érd (63,631)
Towns
Villages
municipalities are large villages.
Gallery
International relations
Pest County has a partnership relationship with:
References
External links
Official website in Hungarian and English
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Pest (kabupaten)
- Erdőkertes
- County di Hungaria
- Budapest
- Nógrád (kabupaten)
- Tolna (kabupaten)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (karakter)
- Apel
- Austria-Hungaria
- Kodeks Rohonc
- Pest County
- Pest
- Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun County
- Pest, Hungary
- Central Hungary
- Budapest
- Pest County Assembly
- List of hospitals in Hungary
- Pest control
- Pest County 6th constituency
