20th District of Budapest | |
Official Name: | District XX |
Native Name: | Budapest XX. kerülete |
Other Name: | Pesterzsébet |
Flag Size: | 125px |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1 January 1950 |
Parts Type: | Quarters[1] |
Parts Style: | coll |
P1: | Gubacs |
P2: | Gubacsipuszta |
P3: | Kossuthfalva |
P4: | Pacsirtatelep |
P5: | Erzsébetfalva |
P6: | Szabótelep |
Leader Party: | independent |
Area Total Km2: | 12.19 |
Area Rank: | 17th |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 65,321 |
Population Density Km2: | 5,358 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Rank: | 14th |
Population Demonym: | huszadik kerületi ("20th districter") |
Coordinates: | 47.4333°N 26°W |
Postal Code: | 1201 ... 1205 |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Pesterzsébet is the 20th district of Budapest, Hungary. It is located in the southern part of the capital and is the 17th biggest district in the city. It is a mostly suburban area with approximately 70,000 residents.
Pesterzsébet was named until 1924 Erzsébetfalva, with a brief period of being called Leninváros during the Hungarian Soviet Republic, 1924–1932 Pesterzsébet, 1932–1950 Pestszenterzsébet, 1950–1990 Pesterzsébet.
The most popular sport in this town is association football. The town had one team playing in the top level of the Hungarian football league system, the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The name of the team was Erzsébeti TC, which played in the 1925–26 season.[3]
Member | Party | Date | |
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Jenő Perlaki | Ind. | 1990–1998 | |
Fidesz | |||
Ákos Szabados | MSZP | 1998– | |
Ind. |
Pesterzsébet is twinned with:[4]