| Csongrád-Csanád County | |
| Native Name: | Csongrád-Csanád vármegye |
| Native Name Lang: | hu |
| Settlement Type: | Counties of Hungary |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southern Great Plain |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Szeged |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts: | 7 districts |
| P1: | Csongrád District |
| P3: | Kistelek District |
| P4: | Makó District |
| P5: | Mórahalom District |
| P6: | Szeged District |
| P7: | Szentes District |
| Leader Title: | President of the General Assembly |
| Leader Name: | Béla Kakas |
| Leader Party: | Fidesz-KDNP |
| Area Total Km2: | 4262.71 |
| Area Rank: | 12th in Hungary |
| Population As Of: | 2018 |
| Population Total: | 400238[1] |
| Population Rank: | 8th in Hungary |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | GDP |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [2] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | HUF 1,091 billion €3.504 billion (2016) |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 66xx – 69xx |
| Area Code Type: | Area code(s) |
| Area Code: | (+36) 62, 63 |
Csongrád-Csanád (Hungarian: Csongrád-Csanád vármegye in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈt͡ʃoŋɡraːd ˈt͡ʃɒnaːd/) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in southern Hungary, straddling the river Tisza, on the border with Serbia and Romania. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Bács-Kiskun County, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County and Békés. The administrative centre of Csongrád-Csanád county is Szeged. The county is also part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion.
On October 3, 2017, the Hungarian Parliament passed a resolution to rename Csongrád County to Csongrád-Csanád County, which took effect on June 4, 2020.[3] The resolution was submitted by János Lázár, then-Minister of the Prime Minister's Office, who called the renaming symbolic as more than a dozen settlements in the area still share Csanád County's identity.[4]
This county has a total area of 42630NaN0 – 4,58% of Hungary.
The area of Csongrád-Csanád County is flat. It has a high number of sunshine hours and excellent soil, which makes it the most important agricultural area of Hungary. Its most famous products are paprika from Szeged and onions from Makó, but grain, vegetables, and fruits are also significant. Half of the onions, paprika, and vegetables produced in Hungary are from Csongrád-Csanád. The county is also rich in oil and natural gas.
The highest point is Ásotthalom (125 m), the lowest is Gyálarét (78 m; lowest point of Hungary).
See also: Demographics of Hungary. After the end of the Ottoman occupation in 1715, the county was nearly uninhabited, with a population density of less than 5/km2. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the county was repopulated by ethnic Hungarians from the relatively overpopulated northern and western counties of the Kingdom of Hungary.[5] According to the 2001 census, the county is home for 423,826 people (216,936 people live in urban counties) with a population density is 100/km2. It has a Hungarian majority.[6]
In 2015, it had a population of 406,205 and the population density was 95/km².
| Year | County population[7] | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 429,083 | n/a | |
| 1960 | 434,046 | 1.16% | |
| 1970 | 445,220 | 2.57% | |
| 1980 | 456,300 (record) | 2.49% | |
| 1990 | 438,842 | -3.83% | |
| 2001 | 433,344 | -1.25% | |
| 2011 | 417,456 | -3.67% | |
| 2015 | 406,205 | -2.76% | |
| 2018 | 400,238 | -1.49% |
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 5,000), Romanian (1,500), German (1,300) and Serb (1,300).
Total population (2011 census): 417,456
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[8] Identified themselves: 367,193 persons:
355,554 (96.83%)
4,720 (1.29%)
Approximately 59,000 persons in Csongrád-Csanád County did not declare their ethnic group on the 2011 census.
See also: Religion in Hungary. Religious adherence in the county according to the 2011 census:[9]
| № | style=width:175px; align="center" | English and Hungarian names | Area (km²) | Population (2011) | Density (pop./km²) | Seat | № of municipalities |
| 1 | Csongrád District Csongrádi járás | 339.24 | 22,996 | 68 | Csongrád (town) | 4 | |
| 2 | Hódmezővásárhely District Hódmezővásárhelyi járás | 707.77 | 56,560 | 80 | Hódmezővásárhely | 4 | |
| 3 | Kistelek District Kisteleki járás | 410.20 | 18,185 | 44 | Kistelek | 6 | |
| 4 | Makó District Makói járás | 688.85 | 45,138 | 66 | Makó | 15 | |
| 5 | Mórahalom District Mórahalmi járás | 561.71 | 28,986 | 52 | Mórahalom | 10 | |
| 6 | Szeged District Szegedi járás | 741.10 | 204,263 | 276 | Szeged | 13 | |
| 7 | Szentes District Szentesi járás | 813.84 | 41,328 | 51 | Szentes | 8 | |
| Csongrád-Csanád County | 4,262.71 | 417,456 | 98 | Szeged | 60 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
See also: Roads in Hungary and Highways in Hungary. In 2012, Csongrád-Csanád County had a dense network of public roads, in total length of 1,350 km, of which 281 km were main roads.[10] Inland, connections were provided by 1,049 km of county and communal roads and 20 km were covered with light road surfaces.
See main article: Csongrád-Csanád County Assembly. The Csongrád-Csanád County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 20 counselors,[11] with the following party composition:
| Party | Seats | Current County Assembly | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidesz-KDNP | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Hungarian Socialist Party | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Jobbik | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Our Homeland Movement | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Democratic Coalition | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Momentum Movement | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| President[12] | Terminus | |
|---|---|---|
| István Lehmann (MSZP) | 1990–1998 | |
| Dr. József Frank (Fidesz) | 1998–2006 | |
| Anna Magyar (Fidesz-KDNP) | 2006–2014 | |
| Béla Kakas (Fidesz-KDNP) | 2014– |
The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election:[13]
Csongrád-Csanád County has 2 urban counties, 8 towns, 7 large villages and 43 villages.
As a typical Great Plain county, Csongrád-Csanád has a relatively small number of municipalities. 72.5% of the population lives in cities/towns, so it is one of the most urbanized county in Hungary.[14]
municipalities are large villages.