Pest County


Pest is a county in central Hungary. It covers an area of, and has a population of 1,339,090. The suburbs of Budapest surrounds the national capital Budapest and is the county's largest administrative unit. 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 NUTS:HU level 2 regions, as previously Pest County has lost catch-up aids from the European Union because of the high development of Budapest.

History

The present county Pest was formed after World War II, when the former county Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun was split in two parts. Pest County also existed in the early days of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. 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.

Demographics

In 2015, it had a population of 1,226,115 and the population density was 192/km2.

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans, Roma, Slovaks, Romanians and Serbs.
Total population : 1,217,476

Ethnic groups :
Identified themselves: 1,090,882 persons:
  • Hungarians: 1,024,768
  • Germans: 24,994
  • Romani: 20,065
  • Others and indefinable: 21,055
Approx. 178,000 persons in Pest County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
  • Catholic – 445,106 ;
  • Reformed – 134,848;
  • Evangelical – 32,564;
  • Orthodox – 1,796;
  • Judaism – 947;
  • Other religions – 26,485;
  • Non-religious – 200,430;
  • Atheism – 19,869;
  • Undeclared – 355,431.

    Economy

The Gross domestic product 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.

Regional structure

Politics

The Pest County Council, elected at the 2024 local government elections, is made up of 46 counselors, with the following party composition:

Municipalities

Pest County has 1 urban county, 47 towns, 17 large villages and 122 villages.
;City with county rights
  • Érd
;Towns
  • Dunakeszi
  • Cegléd
  • Szigetszentmiklós
  • Vác
  • Gödöllő
  • Budaörs
  • Szentendre
  • Nagykőrös
  • Gyál
  • Dunaharaszti
  • Vecsés
  • Fót
  • Százhalombatta
  • Monor
  • Göd
  • Szigethalom
  • Pomáz
  • Dabas
  • Gyömrő
  • Veresegyház
  • Pécel
  • Abony
  • Pilisvörösvár
  • Budakeszi
  • Törökbálint
  • Biatorbágy
  • Nagykáta
  • Albertirsa
  • Kistarcsa
  • Maglód
  • Pilis
  • Üllő
  • Isaszeg
  • Tököl
  • Budakalász
  • Kerepes
  • Ráckeve
  • Halásztelek
  • Diósd
  • Ócsa
  • Piliscsaba
  • Sülysáp
  • Tura
  • Dunavarsány
  • Őrbottyán
  • Aszód
  • Tápiószele
  • Zsámbék
  • Örkény
  • Nagymaros
  • Szob
  • Újhartyán
  • Visegrád
;Villages
  • Acsa
  • Alsónémedi
  • Apaj
  • Áporka
  • Bag
  • Bénye
  • Bernecebaráti
  • Budajenő
  • Bugyi
  • Ceglédbercel
  • Csemő
  • Csévharaszt
  • Csobánka
  • Csomád
  • Csömör
  • Csörög
  • Csővár
  • Dánszentmiklós
  • Dány
  • Délegyháza
  • Domony
  • Dömsöd
  • Dunabogdány
  • Ecser
  • Erdőkertes
  • Farmos
  • Felsőpakony
  • Galgagyörk
  • Galgahévíz
  • Galgamácsa
  • Gomba
  • Herceghalom
  • Hernád
  • Hévízgyörk
  • Iklad
  • Inárcs
  • Ipolydamásd
  • Ipolytölgyes
  • Jászkarajenő
  • Kakucs
  • Kartal
  • Káva
  • Kemence
  • Kiskunlacháza
  • Kismaros
  • Kisnémedi
  • Kisoroszi
  • Kocsér
  • Kosd
  • Kóka
  • Kőröstetétlen
  • Kóspallag
  • Leányfalu
  • Letkés
  • Lórév
  • Majosháza
  • Makád
  • Márianosztra
  • Mende
  • Mikebuda
  • Mogyoród
  • Monorierdő
  • Nagybörzsöny
  • Nagykovácsi
  • Nagytarcsa
  • Nyáregyháza
  • Nyársapát
  • Pánd
  • Páty
  • Penc
  • Perbál
  • Perőcsény
  • Péteri
  • Pilisborosjenő
  • Pilisjászfalu
  • Pilisszántó
  • Pilisszentiván
  • Pilisszentkereszt
  • Pilisszentlászló
  • Pócsmegyer
  • Pusztavacs
  • Pusztazámor
  • Püspökhatvan
  • Püspökszilágy
  • Rád
  • Remeteszőlős
  • Solymár
  • Sóskút
  • Szada
  • Szentlőrinckáta
  • Szentmártonkáta
  • Szigetbecse
  • Szigetcsép
  • Szigetmonostor
  • Szigetszentmárton
  • Szigetújfalu
  • Szokolya
  • Sződ
  • Sződliget
  • Tahitótfalu
  • Taksony
  • Tatárszentgyörgy
  • Táborfalva
  • Tápióbicske
  • Tápiógyörgye
  • Tápióság
  • Tápiószecső
  • Tápiószentmárton
  • Tápiószőlős
  • Tárnok
  • Telki
  • Tésa
  • Tinnye
  • Tóalmás
  • Tök
  • Törtel
  • Újlengyel
  • Újszilvás
  • Úri
  • Üröm
  • Valkó
  • Vasad
  • Vácduka
  • Vácegres
  • Váchartyán
  • Váckisújfalu
  • Vácrátót
  • Vácszentlászló
  • Vámosmikola
  • Verőce
  • Verseg
  • Zebegény
  • Zsámbok
municipalities are large villages.

International relations

Pest County has a partnership relationship with: