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Bács-Kiskun County
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Bács-Kiskun (Hungarian: Bács-Kiskun vármegye, pronounced [ˈbaːt͡ʃ ˈkiʃkun]) is a county (vármegye in Hungarian) located in southern Hungary. It was created by the merger of the pre-World War II Bács-Bodrog and the southern parts of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun counties. With an area of 8,445 km2, Bács-Kiskun is the largest county in the country, slightly larger than Cyprus. The terrain is mostly flat with slight emergences around Baja. The county seat and largest city of Bács-Kiskun is Kecskemét.
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Bács-Kiskun County
Bács-Kiskun vármegye | |
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![]() Bács-Kiskun County within Hungary | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Southern Great Plain |
County seat | Kecskemét |
Districts | |
Government | |
• President of the General Assembly | László Rideg (Fidesz-KDNP) |
Area | |
• Total | 8,444.81 km2 (3,260.56 sq mi) |
• Rank | 1st in Hungary |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 505,602[1] |
• Rank | 5th in Hungary |
GDP | |
• Total | HUF 1,400 billion €4.497 billion (2016) |
Postal code | 60xx – 65xx |
Area code(s) | (+36) 76, 77, 78, 79 |
ISO 3166 code | HU-BK |
Website | www |
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The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion.