Békés County
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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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Country | Hungary |
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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