| Pest County | |
| Native Name: | Pest vármegye |
| Native Name Lang: | hu |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Hungary |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Budapest |
| Parts Type: | Districts |
| Parts: | 18 districts |
| P1: | Aszód District |
| P2: | Budakeszi District |
| P3: | Cegléd District |
| P4: | Dabas District |
| P5: | Dunakeszi District |
| P6: | Érd District |
| P7: | Gödöllő District |
| P8: | Gyál District |
| P9: | Monor District |
| P10: | Nagykáta District |
| P11: | Nagykőrös District |
| P12: | Pilisvörösvár District |
| P13: | Ráckeve District |
| P14: | Szentendre District |
| P16: | Szob District |
| P17: | Vác District |
| P18: | Vecsés District |
| Leader Title: | President of the General Assembly |
| Leader Name: | István Szabó |
| Leader Party: | Fidesz-KDNP |
| Area Total Km2: | 6393.14 |
| Area Rank: | 3rd in Hungary |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Total: | 1339000 |
| Population Rank: | 1st in Hungary |
| Population Density Km2: | 191.8 |
| Demographics Type1: | GDP |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | HUF 3,607 billion €11.586 billion (2016) |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 20xx – 23xx, 2440, 2461, 260x – 263x, 2680 – 2683, 27xx |
| Area Code Type: | Area code(s) |
| Area Code: | (+36) 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 53 |
Pest (Hungarian: Pest vármegye, in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈpɛʃt/; German: Komitat Pest) is a county (vármegye) in central Hungary. It covers an area of 6393.14km2, and has a population of 1,339,090 (2023). It surrounds the national capital Budapest and the majority of the county's population (65.2%/790,995 in 2009) live in the suburbs of Budapest. It shares borders with Slovakia and the Hungarian counties,,,,, and . The River Danube flows through the county. The capital of Pest County is Budapest, although Budapest is not part of Pest County. Starting 2018, they also constitute different level 2 regions, as previously Pest County has lost catch-up aids from the European Union because of the high development of Budapest.
The present county Pest was formed after World War II, when the former county Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun was split in two parts (the other part is within present-day). Pest County also existed in the early days of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary (11th century). Its territory comprised approximately the north-eastern part of present Pest County. It was combined with adjacent Pilis county before the 15th century. More information can be found at the entry of former Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun county.
See also: Demographics of Hungary. In 2015, it had a population of 1,226,115 and the population density was 192/km2.
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans (approx. 25,000), Roma (20,000), Slovaks (6,000), Romanians (4,000) and Serbs (1,500).
Total population (2011 census): 1,217,476
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[2] Identified themselves: 1,090,882 persons:
1,024,768 (93.94%)
24,994 (2.29%)
20,065 (1.84%)
Approx. 178,000 persons in Pest County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
See also: Religion in Hungary. Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[3]
The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the county was 13.8 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 10.3% of Hungary's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 17,000 euros or 56% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 69% of the EU average.[4]
| № | style=width:175px; align="center" | English and Hungarian names | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | Density (pop./km2) | Seat | № of municipalities |
| 1 | Aszód District Aszódi járás | 298.37 | 37,472 | 126 | Aszód | 11 | |
| 2 | Budakeszi District Budakeszi járás | 288.95 | 83,670 | 290 | Budakeszi | 12 | |
| 3 | Cegléd District Ceglédi járás | 886.30 | 88,952 | 100 | Cegléd | 12 | |
| 4 | Dabas District Dabasi járás | 614.23 | 48,289 | 79 | Dabas | 11 | |
| 5 | Dunakeszi District Dunakeszi járás | 103.08 | 78,634 | 763 | Dunakeszi | 4 | |
| 6 | Érd District Érdi járás | 184.29 | 116,510 | 632 | Érd | 7 | |
| 7 | Gödöllő District Gödöllői járás | 449.66 | 139,826 | 311 | Gödöllő | 15 | |
| 8 | Gyál District Gyáli járás | 170.99 | 40,853 | 239 | Gyál | 4 | |
| 9 | Monor District Monori járás | 329.81 | 64,016 | 194 | Monor | 12 | |
| 10 | Nagykáta District Nagykátai járás | 710.12 | 73,959 | 104 | Nagykáta | 15 | |
| 11 | Nagykőrös District Nagykőrösi járás | 349.25 | 27,977 | 80 | Nagykőrös | 3 | |
| 12 | Pilisvörösvár District Pilisvörösvári járás | 130.81 | 53,201 | 407 | Pilisvörösvár | 9 | |
| 13 | Ráckeve District Ráckevei járás | 417.05 | 35,732 | 86 | Ráckeve | 11 | |
| 14 | Szentendre District Szentendrei járás | 326.58 | 77,802 | 238 | Szentendre | 13 | |
| 15 | Szigetszentmiklós District Szigetszentmiklósi járás | 211.28 | 110,448 | 523 | Szigetszentmiklós | 9 | |
| 16 | Szob District Szobi járás | 438.32 | 24,875 | 57 | Szob | 17 | |
| 17 | Vác District Váci járás | 362.19 | 68,234 | 188 | Vác | 18 | |
| 18 | Vecsés District Vecsési járás | 119.74 | 47,026 | 393 | Vecsés | 4 | |
| Pest County | 6,393.14 | 1,217,476 | 192 | Budapest | 187 | ||
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See main article: Pest County Assembly. The Pest County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 44 counselors,[5] with the following party composition:
| Party | Seats | Current County Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fidesz-KDNP | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Momentum Movement | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democratic Coalition | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jobbik | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pest County has 1 urban county, 47 towns, 17 large villages and 122 villages.
municipalities are large villages.
Pest County has a partnership relationship with:[7]
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