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Békés County
County of Hungary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the current administrative entity called Békés county. For the historical county, see Békés County (former). For the town, see Békés.
Békés (Hungarian: Békés vármegye, pronounced [ˈbeːkeːʃ], Romanian: Județul Bichiș) is an administrative division (county or vármegye) in south-eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Csongrád, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, and Hajdú-Bihar. The capital of Békés county is Békéscsaba. The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion.
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Békés County
Békés vármegye | |
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![]() Békés County within Hungary | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Southern Great Plain |
County seat | Békéscsaba |
Districts | |
Government | |
• President of the General Assembly | Mihály Zalai (Fidesz-KDNP) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,629.71 km2 (2,173.64 sq mi) |
• Rank | 7th in Hungary |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 338,025[1] |
• Rank | 11th in Hungary |
GDP | |
• Total | HUF 748 billion €2.402 billion (2016) |
Postal code | 55xx – 59xx |
Area code(s) | (+36) 66, 68 |
ISO 3166 code | HU-BE |
Website | www |
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