| Counties of Hungary | |
| Category: | Unitary state |
| Territory: | Hungary |
| Start Date: | 1950 (current form, 19 + Budapest) |
| Current Number: | 19 |
| Number Date: | 1950 |
| Exofficio: | Electoral constituency |
| Population Range: | 189,304 (Nógrád) – 1,278,874 (Pest) |
| Area Range: | 2265sqkm (Komárom-Esztergom) – 8445sqkm (Bács-Kiskun) |
| Government: | County Government, National Government |
| Subdivision: | District |
| Subdivision1: | Municipality/town/commune/sector |
Hungary is subdivided administratively into 19 counties (vármegyék, singular: vármegye) and the capital city (főváros) Budapest. The counties are further subdivided into 174 districts (járások, singular: járás). The capital Budapest is subdivided into 23 districts (kerületek, singular: kerület).[1]
There are 25 cities with county rights (megyei jogú városok, singular: megyei jogú város), sometimes called urban counties. The local authorities of these towns have extended powers but they are not independent territorial units.
The current system of counties has evolved from medieval fiefdoms of the Kingdom of Hungary; each fiefdom was ruled from a castle (Hungarian: vár). Between 1950 and 2022, the counties of Hungary were officially called megyék (singular: megye). On January 1, 2023, the original historical name vármegye was officially restored.
| County | Coat of arms | County seat | Region | Area (km²) | Population (2019) | Population density (people/km², 2019) | Map | No. of district | No. of municipalities | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row; align="left" | Pécs | Southern Transdanubia | 4429.60 | 360,704 | 81 | 10 | 301 | ||||
| scope=row; align="left" | Kecskemét | Southern Great Plain | 8444.89 | 503,825 | 60 | 11 | 119 | ||||
| scope=row; align="left" | Békéscsaba | Southern Great Plain | 5629.71 | 334,264 | 59 | 9 | 75 | ||||
| scope=row; align="left" | Miskolc | Northern Hungary | 7247.19 | 642,447 | 89 | 16 | 358 | ||||
| scope=row; align="left" | Budapest | Municipality of Budapest [2] | Central Hungary | 525.14 | 1,752,286 | 3337 | 23 | – | |||
| scope=row; align="left" | Szeged | Southern Great Plain | 4262.79 | 399,012 | 94 | 7 | 60 | ||||
| scope=row; align="left" | Székesfehérvár | Central Transdanubia | 4358.48 | 417,712 | 96 | 8 | 108 | ||||
| scope=row; align="left" | Győr | Western Transdanubia | 4207.79 | 467,144 | 111 | 7 | 183 | ||||
| scope=row; align="left" | Debrecen | Northern Great Plain | 6210.39 | 527,989 | 85 | 10 | 82 | ||||
| scope=row; align="left" | Eger | Northern Hungary | 3637.17 | 294,609 | 81 | 7 | 121 | ||||
| scope=row; align="left" | Szolnok | Northern Great Plain | 5581.63 | 370,007 | 66 | 9 | 78 | ||||
| scope=row; align="left" | Tatabánya | Central Transdanubia | 2264.35 | 299,207 | 132 | 6 | 76 | ||||
| scope=row; align="left" | Salgótarján | Northern Hungary | 2544.48 | 189,304 | 74 | 6 | 131 | ||||
| scope=row; align="left" | Budapest | Central Hungary | 6391.18 | 1,278,874 | 200 | 18 | 187 | ||||
| scope=row; align="left" | Kaposvár | Southern Transdanubia | 6065.06 | 301,429 | 50 | 8 | 245 | ||||
| scope=row; align="left" | Nyíregyháza | Northern Great Plain | 5935.92 | 552,964 | 93 | 13 | 229 | ||||
| scope=row; align="left" | Szekszárd | Southern Transdanubia | 3703.20 | 217,463 | 59 | 6 | 109 | ||||
| scope=row; align="left" | Szombathely | Western Transdanubia | 3336.11 | 253,551 | 76 | 7 | 216 | ||||
| scope=row; align="left" | Veszprém | Central Transdanubia | 4463.64 | 341,317 | 76 | 10 | 217 | ||||
| scope=row; align="left" | Zalaegerszeg | Western Transdanubia | 3783.84 | 268,648 | 71 | 6 | 258 | ||||
| scope=row; align="left" | Hungary | Budapest | 93,023 | 9,772,756 | 105 | 174 | 3176 | ||||
There are seven towns with county's rights in addition to the county seats:
| County | ISO 3166-2[3] | NUTS[4] | Phone prefix[5] | Postal code[6] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baranya | HU231 | 69, 72, 73 | 73xx, 75xx – 79xx | ||
| Bács-Kiskun | HU331 | 76, 77, 78, 79 | 60xx – 65xx | ||
| Békés | HU332 | 66, 68 | 55xx – 59xx | ||
| Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | HU311 | 46, 47, 48, 49 | 34xx – 39xx | ||
| Budapest | HU101 | 1 | 1xxx | ||
| Csongrád-Csanád | HU333 | 62, 63 | 66xx – 69xx | ||
| Fejér | HU211 | 22, 25 | 206x, 209x, 24xx, 700x – 701x, 7041, 80xx, 811x – 815x | ||
| Győr-Moson-Sopron | HU221 | 96, 99 | 90xx – 94xx | ||
| Hajdú-Bihar | HU321 | 52, 54 | 40xx – 422x, 4241 – 4243, 425x – 429x | ||
| Heves | HU312 | 36, 37 | 300x – 304x, 32xx – 33xx | ||
| Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | HU322 | 56, 57, 59 | 50xx – 54xx | ||
| Komárom-Esztergom | HU212 | 33, 34 | 2027 – 2028, 2067, 25xx, 28xx – 29xx | ||
| Nógrád | HU313 | 32, 35 | 2175 – 2179, 2610, 2611, 2616 – 2619, 264x – 269x, 304x – 31xx | ||
| Pest | HU102 | 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 53 | 20xx – 23xx, 2440, 2461, 260x – 263x, 2680 – 2683, 27xx | ||
| Somogy | HU232 | 82, 84, 85 | 7253 – 729x, 74xx – 75xx, 7918, 7977 – 7979, 86xx – 873x, 884x – 885x | ||
| Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | HU323 | 42, 44, 45 | 423x, 4244 – 4246, 4267, 43xx – 49xx | ||
| Tolna | HU233 | 74, 75 | 702x – 7252, 7352 – 7361 | ||
| Vas | HU222 | 94, 95 | 95xx – 99xx | ||
| Veszprém | HU213 | 87, 88, 89 | 810x, 816x – 819x, 830x – 8352, 84xx – 85xx | ||
| Zala | HU223 | 83, 92, 93 | 8353 – 839x, 874x – 879x, 880x – 883x, 8855, 8856, 886x – 889x, 89xx |