Budapest, the capital of Hungary has 23 districts (Hungarian: kerület, pronounced [ˈkɛrylɛt]), each with its own municipal government.
The number of districts in Budapest
[edit]Budapest was organized into 10 districts (numbered from I to X) in 1873 after the unification of the cities of Pest, Buda and Óbuda. The districts at that time:
- Buda: I, II
- Óbuda: III
- Pest: IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X
In the 1930s, 4 new districts were organized, numbered from XI to XIV. On 1 January 1950, 7 neighboring towns and 16 villages were annexed to Budapest by creating 9 new districts, so the number of its districts increased to 22. District IV was annexed to District V and the number IV was given to the northernmost newly merged town, Újpest. Former district borders were also partly modified but the old numbering system is still clear on the map. In 1994, Soroksár left District XX, became the newest district and received the number XXIII.
Districts
[edit]Listed below are the ordinal numbers of the 23 districts of Budapest, their official names (if there is one), and the names of the neighbourhoods within the districts. Each district can be associated with one or more neighbourhoods named after former towns within Budapest.
- Buda is the hilly part on the west bank of the Danube (red cells in the table below), Districts I, II, III, XI, XII, XXII
- Pest is the flat part on the east bank of the Danube (green cells in the table below). Districts IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXIII
- Csepel is a big island in the south which barely belongs to Budapest. This part of the island is the District XXI and is also referred as Csepel.
- Margaret Island is an island that is directly administered by the Municipality of Budapest (used to be part of District XIII) and is used as a recreational area
- There is a third island called Óbuda Island (Óbudai-sziget) which forms parts of District III and hosts the Sziget Festival since 1993.
List of districts by population, territory and population density
[edit]District | Name | Population (2016) | Area (km2) | Population density (people per km2) |
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I. kerület | Várkerület ("Castle District") | 25,196 | 3.41 | 7388.8 |
II. kerület | - | 89,903 | 36.34 | 2473.9 |
III. kerület | Óbuda-Békásmegyer ("Old Buda-Békásmegyer") | 130,415 | 39.70 | 3285.0 |
IV. kerület | Újpest ("New Pest") | 101,558 | 18.82 | 5396.2 |
V. kerület | Belváros-Lipótváros ("Inner City - Leopold Town") | 26,284 | 2.59 | 10,148.2 |
VI. kerület | Terézváros ("Theresa Town") | 38,504 | 2.38 | 16,178.1 |
VII. kerület | Erzsébetváros ("Elisabeth Town") | 53,381 | 2.09 | 25,541.1 |
VIII. kerület | Józsefváros ("Joseph Town") | 76,811 | 6.85 | 11,213.2 |
IX. kerület | Ferencváros ("Francis Town") | 59,056 | 12.53 | 4713.1 |
X. kerület | Kőbánya ("Quarry") | 78,414 | 32.49 | 2413.4 |
XI. kerület | Újbuda ("New Buda") | 151,812 | 33.49 | 4533.0 |
XII. kerület | Hegyvidék ("Highlands") | 58,171 | 26.67 | 2181.1 |
XIII. kerület | Angyalföld-Újlipótváros-Vizafogó ("Angel's Field - New Leopold Town - Beluga Catching Area") | 120,256 | 13.43 | 8954.2 |
XIV. kerület | Zugló | 124,841 | 18.13 | 6885.8 |
XV. kerület | Rákospalota-Pestújhely-Újpalota | 80,573 | 26.94 | 2990.8 |
XVI. kerület | - | 73,486 | 33.51 | 2192.9 |
XVII. kerület | Rákosmente | 87,793 | 54.82 | 1601.4 |
XVIII. kerület | Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre ("Saint Lawrence by Pest - Saint Emeric by Pest") | 101,738 | 38.60 | 2635.6 |
XIX. kerület | Kispest ("Little Pest") | 60,731 | 9.38 | 6474.5 |
XX. kerület | Pesterzsébet ("Elisabeth by Pest") | 65,321 | 12.19 | 5385.5 |
XXI. kerület | Csepel | 76,911 | 25.75 | 2985.8 |
XXII. kerület | Budafok-Tétény | 54,611 | 34.25 | 1594.4 |
XXIII. kerület | Soroksár | 23,641 | 40.77 | 579.8 |
All | Budapest | 1,759,407 | 525.13 | 3350.4 |
Arrangement of districts
[edit]District I is a small area in central Buda (the western side), including the historic Castle. District II is in Buda again, in the northwest, and District III stretches along in the northernmost part of Buda.
To reach District IV, one must cross the Danube to find it in Pest (the eastern side), also at north. With District V, another circle begins: it is located in the absolute centre of Pest. Districts VI, VII, VIII and IX are the neighbouring areas to the east, going southwards, one after the other.
District X is another, more external circle also in Pest, while one must jump to the Buda side again to find Districts XI and XII, going northwards. No more districts remaining in Buda in this circle, we must turn our steps to Pest again to find Districts XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX and XX (mostly external city parts), almost regularly in a semicircle, going southwards again.
District XXI is the extension of the above route over a branch of the Danube, the northern tip of a long island (Csepel-sziget) south from Budapest. District XXII is still on the same route in southwest Buda, and finally District XXIII is again in southernmost Pest, irregular only because it was part of District XX until the mid-90s.
Twin towns - sister cities (districts)
[edit]- Capestrano, Italy
- Carouge, Switzerland
- Innere Stadt (Vienna), Austria
- Lendava, Slovenia
- Marlow, England, United Kingdom
- Mukachevo, Ukraine
- Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania
- Old Town (Bratislava), Slovakia
- Prague 1 (Prague), Czech Republic
- Regensburg, Germany
- Senta, Serbia
- Śródmieście (Warsaw), Poland
- Finike, Turkey
- Mosbach, Germany
- Żoliborz (Warsaw), Poland
Budapest III – Óbuda-Békásmegyer[4]
- Bemowo (Warsaw), Poland
- Billigheim, Germany
- Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
- Old Town (Košice), Slovakia
- Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Udine, Italy
Budapest V – Belváros-Lipótváros[5]
- Bačka Topola, Serbia
- Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin), Germany
- Gheorgheni, Romania
- Inlăceni (Atid), Romania
- Old Town (Kraków), Poland
- Rakhiv, Ukraine
- Rimetea, Romania
- Rožňava, Slovakia
- Târgu Secuiesc, Romania
- Temerin, Serbia
- Zadar, Croatia
Budapest VII – Erzsébetváros[7]
- Karlovac, Croatia
- Nevers, France
- Safed, Israel
- Stari Grad (Belgrade), Serbia
- Stavroupoli, Greece
- Sveti Vlas (Nesebar), Bulgaria
Budapest VIII – Józsefváros[8]
- Pescina, Italy
- Kanjiža, Serbia
- Kráľovský Chlmec, Slovakia
- Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania
- Ada, Serbia
- Bad Cannstatt (Stuttgart), Germany
- Bahçelievler (Istanbul), Turkey
- Bene, Ukraine
- Berehove Raion, Ukraine
- District 1 (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam
- Prague 5 (Prague), Czech Republic
- Ruse, Bulgaria
- Sânzieni, Romania
- Târgu Mureș, Romania
- Trogir, Croatia
- Trstice, Slovakia
- Ustroń, Poland
- Yiwu, China
- Żoliborz (Warsaw), Poland
- Arad, Romania
- Floridsdorf (Vienna), Austria
- Košice-Juh (Košice), Slovakia
- Ochota (Warsaw), Poland
- Osijek, Croatia
- Sovata, Romania
- Ciceu, Romania
- Opava, Czech Republic
- Racibórz, Poland
- Racoş, Romania
- Steglitz-Zehlendorf (Berlin), Germany
- Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
- Dabas, Hungary
- Donji Kraljevec, Croatia
- Liesing (Vienna), Austria
- Linyi, China
- Marzahn-Hellersdorf (Berlin), Germany
- Nad jazerom (Košice), Slovakia
- Obervellach, Austria
- Sanming, China
- Topliţa, Romania
- Tây Hồ District (Hanoi), Vietnam
Budapest XVII – Rákosmente[18]
- Gheorgheni, Romania
- Krosno County, Poland
- Lovran, Croatia
Budapest XVIII – Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre[19]
- Artashat, Armenia
- Băile Tușnad, Romania
- Dąbrowa County, Poland
- Izvoru Crișului, Romania
- Moldava nad Bodvou, Slovakia
- Nesebar, Bulgaria
- Nin, Croatia
- Roding, Germany
- San Nicola la Strada, Italy
- Tiachiv, Ukraine
- Krzeszowice, Poland
- Pendik (Istanbul), Turkey
- Smolyan, Bulgaria
- Sombor, Serbia
- Tășnad, Romania
- Vrbovec, Croatia
Budapest XX – Pesterzsébet[21]
- Alushta, Ukraine / Russia
- Belin, Romania
- Cristuru Secuiesc, Romania
- Nowa Słupia, Poland
- Olgiate Comasco, Italy
- Nord-Ost (Frankfurt), Germany
- Băile Tușnad, Romania
- Gănești, Romania
- Juankoski (Kuopio), Finland
- Kielce, Poland
- Neuenburg am Rhein, Germany
- Rijeka, Croatia
- Salonta, Romania
- Wołomin, Poland
Budapest XXII – Budafok-Tétény[23]
- Baraolt, Romania
- Białołęka (Warsaw), Poland
- Bonn (Bonn), Germany
- Koson, Ukraine
- Kristianstad, Sweden
- Varna, Bulgaria
- Nürtingen, Germany
- Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania
- Törökbálint, Hungary
- Tvarditsa, Bulgaria
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