Újbuda (lit. ''New Buda'') is the 11th district of

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. It is the most populous district of Budapest with 137,426 inhabitants (2008). Until the 1890s, Újbuda's present territory was a field south of the historical town of

Buda Buda (, ) is the part of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, that lies on the western bank of the Danube. Historically, “Buda” referred only to the royal walled city on Castle Hill (), which was constructed by Béla IV between 1247 and ...

. The construction of a new residential area started in the 1900s, the present district was formed in 1930. From 1880 to 1980, Újbuda's population increased from 1,180 to 178,960. There are boulevards, avenues with tram lines, and communist-era housing estates in the district. Line 4 of the Budapest metro passes through Újbuda.

Neighborhoods

* Albertfalva * Dobogó *

Gazdagrét Gazdagrét is a neighbourhood of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It is located in the western part of the 11th district of Budapest, 11th district. It is a residential area consisting of prefabricated buildings (see panelház) with a populat ...

* Gellérthegy (partially) * Hosszúrét * Infopark * Kamaraerdő *

Kelenföld Kelenföld () is a neighborhood in Budapest, Hungary. It belongs to Újbuda, and located in the southern part of Buda. The large Kelenföld housing estate was built between 1967 and 1983 from pre-fabricated concrete blocks. The older streets around ...

* Kelenvölgy * Kőérberek *

Lágymányos Lágymányos is a neighbourhood in the district of Újbuda in Budapest, Hungary. In 2001, Lágymányos had a population of 19,741. The Budapest University of Technology and Economics is located here, as well as some faculties of Eötvös Loránd ...

* Madárhegy * Nádorkert * Őrmező * Örsöd * Péterhegy * Pösingermajor * Sasad *

Sashegy Sashegy (aka Sas-hegy, ; lit. "Eagle Hill") is a hill and neighbourhood in Budapest, Hungary. It is a green, upper middle class area in Buda with expensive family homes. Administratively Sashegy is divided between the Újbuda, 11th and the Hegyvid� ...

(partially) * Szentimreváros * Spanyolrét *

Tabán The Tabán usually refers to an area within the 1st district of Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It lies on the Buda (i.e., western) side of the Danube, to the south of György Dózsa Square, on the northern side of Elisabeth Bridge and to the ...

(partially)

Population

; Ethnic groups (2001 census): *

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- 91.4% *

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- 1.2% * Others - 1.8% * No answer - 5.6% ; Religions (2001 census): *

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- 47.1% *

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- 12% *

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- 2.8% *

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- 1.4% *

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- 0.45% * Other (

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) - 1% * Other (non-Christian) - 0.5% *

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- 18% * No answer, unknown - 16.6%

Transport

Traffic to Budapest from Western Hungary enters the city in this district; a main road, Budaörsi út is the direct continuation of motorways M1 and M7. Three bridges on the

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are located in the district; the bridges

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, Petőfi and Rákóczi/Lágymányosi connect the district to the neighboring

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and 9th districts on the Pest side.

Kelenföld Railway Station Kelenföld railway station (Hungarian: ''Kelenföldi vasútállomás or incorrectly Kelenföldi pályaudvar'', and until 2007 officially Budapest-Kelenföld) is among Budapest's four busiest railway stations (the others are Budapest Keleti pályau ...

, the fourth largest railway station of Budapest is in the district. Most of the trains heading to Western Hungary and Western Europe pass through the station (including commuter trains to the agglomeration). The district also has a smaller station, the Albertfalva station. Kelenföld Railway Station is also the terminus for Metro Line M4; the line, opened in 2014, is the first of the

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to serve the district, where it has 5 of its 10 stations. It connects the district with

Keleti Railway Station Budapest Keleti station (, ; "eastern railway station") is the main international and inter-city railway terminal in Budapest, Hungary. The station stands where Rákóczi Avenue splits to become Kerepesi Avenue and Thököly Avenue. Its name i ...

, the largest railway station in Hungary. Next to the Kelenföld Railway Station there is also a major bus station for local buses and another for buses serving the nearby towns. The district has 46 bus lines, 9 night bus lines and 11 tram lines (among them Lines 4 and 6, two of the most important tram lines of the city, both of which have their terminus in the district). There are no airports with scheduled flights within the district, however, it is home to

Budaörs Airport Budaörs Airport (), is an airport located in the 11th district of Budapest, Hungary and was named after the neighboring town Budaörs. Now serving general aviation, it was once Hungary's only international airport. History Until the opening ...

, the pre-1950 main airport of Hungary. This was the second international airport in Budapest (after Mátyásföld Airfield), and the oldest still existing one, although today it serves general aviation only. During World War I one of the first military airfields, Albertfalva Military Airfield was located in the district, next to the first Hungarian airplane factory.

List of mayors

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Újbuda is twinned with: * Ruse,

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