Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg County
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Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg vármegye | |
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Country | Hungary |
Region | Northern Great Plain |
County seat | Nyíregyháza |
Districts | |
Government | |
• President of the General Assembly | István Román (Fidesz-KDNP) |
Area | |
• Total | 5,935.83 km2 (2,291.84 sq mi) |
• Rank | 6th in Hungary |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 558,361[1] |
• Rank | 3rd in Hungary |
GDP | |
• Total | HUF 1,149 billion €3.691 billion (2016) |
Postal code | 423x, 4244–4246, 4267, 43xx–49xx |
Area code(s) | (+36) 42, 44, 45 |
ISO 3166 code | HU-SZ |
Website | www |
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Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg (Hungarian: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg vármegye, pronounced [ˈsɒbolt͡ʃ ˈsɒtmaːr ˈbɛrɛɡ]) is an administrative county (Hungarian: vármegye) in north-eastern Hungary, bordering Slovakia (Košice Region), Ukraine (Zakarpattia Oblast), and Romania (Bihor and Satu Mare counties). It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Hajdú––Bihar and Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén. The capital of Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg county is Nyíregyháza.
Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg County was organised after World War II from the previous counties Szatmár–Ugocsa–Bereg and Szabolcs. Before 1991 it was called Szabolcs-Szatmár County.