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Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
has 3,152
municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
as of July 15, 2013: 346 towns (Hungarian term: ''város'', plural: ''városok''; the terminology doesn't distinguish between
cities A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
and
town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...
s – the term town is used in official translations) and 2,806 villages (Hungarian: ''község'', plural: ''községek'') of which 126 are classified as large villages (Hungarian: ''nagyközség'', plural: ''nagyközségek''). The number of towns can change, since villages can be elevated to town status by act of the President. The capital Budapest has a special status and is not included in any county while 23 of the towns are so-called urban counties (''megyei jogú város'' – town with county rights). All county seats except Budapest are urban counties. Four of the cities (
Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
,
Miskolc Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the ...
,
Győr Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia ...
, and
Pécs Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the countr ...
) have agglomerations, and the Hungarian Statistical Office distinguishes seventeen other areas in earlier stages of agglomeration development. The largest city is the capital, Budapest, while the smallest town is
Pálháza Pálháza is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary, east from county capital Miskolc. History The area has been inhabited since ancient times. The village was founded in the 1320s and belonged to the Füzér estate. It was first menti ...
with 1038 inhabitants (2010). The largest village is
Solymár Solymár (german: Schaumar) is an urban village in northwest of Budapest metropolitan area, bordering the 3rd and 2nd districts of the city, as well as Nagykovácsi, Pilisszentiván, Pilisvörösvár, Csobánka, Pilisborosjenő, and Üröm. ...
(population: 10,123 as of 2010). There are more than 100 villages with fewer than 100 inhabitants while the smallest villages have fewer than 20 inhabitants.


Largest cities in Hungary

Bold:
Town with county rights A city with county rights (or urban county, Hungarian: ''megyei jogú város'', MJV) is a level of administrative subdivision in Hungary. Since 1994 all county seats are automatically awarded this status, and since 2012 this is the only way a new ...
(''megyei jogú város'').


Over 100,000 (large cities)

Image:Széchenyi Chain Bridge in Budapest at night.jpg, Budapest Image:Ref. Nagytemplom (5233. számú műemlék) 12.jpg, Debrecen Image:National Theatre of Szeged.jpg, Szeged Image:Miskolc, Széchenyi István.jpg, Miskolc Image:Holy Trinity column, Széchényi tér, 2010-06-26 Pécs - panoramio (2).jpg, Pécs Image:Tanácsház (4402. számú műemlék).jpg, Győr Image:Kossuthsquare.JPG, Nyíregyháza Image:Városi Tanácsház (2253. számú műemlék) 4.jpg, Kecskemét


100,000–50,000 (medium-sized cities)

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50,000–30,000 (towns)

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29,000 – 24,000

Sources: Image:Budaőrs - Kőhegy.jpg, Budaörs Image:Kiskunfelégyháza Rathaus 1.JPG, Kiskunfélegyháza Image:Vár (2485. számú műemlék) 2.jpg, Gyula Image:Főszékesegyház (6238. számú műemlék) 9.jpg, Esztergom Image:20190502 Fő tér Szentendre 1414 2082 DxO.jpg, Szentendre Image:R. k. templom (Szent Bertalan) (5672. számú műemlék) 3.jpg, Gyöngyös Image:Templomdomb, Ajka.jpg, Ajka Image:Main church in Jaszberény.jpg, Jászberény Image:Sarlós Boldogasszony-templom, 2012-08-14 Siófok, Hungary - panoramio (10).jpg, Siófok Image:Orosháza, Hungary - panoramio (3).jpg, Orosháza Image:Hősök tere park, 2019 Kiskunhalas.jpg, Kiskunhalas Image:Megyeháza (3538. számú műemlék) 45.jpg, Szentes Image:Gyál Town Hall.jpg, Gyál Image:Szőke Gábor Miklós – Unikornis.jpg, Kazincbarcika Image:Reformed church, Hajdúszoboszló 04.JPG, Hajdúszoboszló


All other towns in Hungary

Sources: 23,000 – 15,000 15,000 – 5,000 < 5,000


Largest cities in Hungary in 1910

In 1910, the ten largest cities in the
Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...
(including
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) were: *1.
Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
(the
capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...
of Hungary): 880,371 *2.
Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...
: 118,328 *3. Szabadka (now located in
Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
): 94,610 *4.
Debreczen Debrecen ( , is Hungary's cities of Hungary, second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain Regions of Hungary, region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A City with county rights, city with county rights ...
: 92,729 *5. Zágráb (then located in the
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, today in
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): 79,038 *6.
Pozsony Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approximately 140% of ...
(now located in
Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
): 78,223 *7. Temesvár (now located in
Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
): 72,555 *8.
Kecskemét Kecskemét ( , sk, Kečkemét) is a city with county rights central part Hungary. It is the eighth-largest city in the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun. Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's third ...
: 66,834 *9. Arad (now located in
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): 63,166 *10. Hódmező Vásárhely: 62,445 Out of Hungary's ten largest cities in 1910, five are now located outside of Hungary as a result of post-World War I border changes.


See also

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Regions of Hungary There are seven statistical regions of Hungary created in 1999 by the Law 1999/XCII amending Law 1996/XXI. Regions are groupings of the 19 counties and the capital city. *''Northern Hungary'' includes the counties Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hev ...
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Counties of Hungary , alt_name = , alt_name1 = , alt_name2 = , alt_name3 = , alt_name4 = , map = , category = Unitary state , territory = Hungary , upper_unit ...
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Districts of Hungary Districts of Hungary are the second-level divisions of Hungary after counties. They replaced the 175 subregions of Hungary in 2013. Altogether, there are 174 districts in the 19 counties, and there are 23 districts in Budapest. Districts of the ...
(from 2013) **
Subregions of Hungary Subregions of Hungary (in Hungarian, , sing. ) were subdivisions of Hungary, dividing the twenty counties of Hungary (including Budapest) into 175 administrative subregions. The subregions were abolished and replaced by 198 districts in 2013. ...
(until 2013) *
Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary The following lists show the administrative divisions of the lands belonging to the Hungarian crown (1000–1920) at selected points of time. The names are given in the main official language used in the Kingdom at the times in question. For de ...
(until 1918) **
Counties of the Kingdom of Hungary A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
*
Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary (1941–44) The following lists show the administrative divisions of the lands belonging to the Hungarian crown (1000–1920) at selected points of time. The names are given in the main official language used in the Kingdom at the times in question. For de ...
* NUTS:HU


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Subdivisions of Hungary

Gazetteer of Hungary (HCSO 2008)
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Demographics of Hungary
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