Veszprém County
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Veszprém (Hungarian: Veszprém vármegye, pronounced [ˈvɛspreːm]; German: Komitat Wesprim (Weißbrunn)) is an administrative county (vármegye) in Hungary. Veszprém is also the name of the capital city of Veszprém county.
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Veszprém County
Veszprém vármegye | |
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Descending, from top: View of Tihany Abbey from Lake Balaton, Badacsony Mountain, and Castle of Veszprém | |
Country | Hungary |
Region | Central Transdanubia |
County seat | Veszprém |
Districts | |
Government | |
• President of the General Assembly | Imre Polgárdy (Fidesz-KDNP) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,463.65 km2 (1,723.42 sq mi) |
• Rank | 9th in Hungary |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 341,425[1] |
• Rank | 12th in Hungary |
GDP | |
• Total | HUF 936 billion €3.006 billion (2016) |
Postal code | 810x, 816x – 819x, 830x – 8352, 84xx – 85xx |
Area code(s) | (+36) 87, 88, 89 |
ISO 3166 code | HU-VE |
Website | vpvarmegye |
Veszprém county lies in western Hungary. It covers the Bakony hills and the northern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Vas, Győr-Moson-Sopron, Komárom-Esztergom, Fejér, Somogy and Zala. The capital of Veszprém county is Veszprém. The river Marcal runs along part of its western border. Its area is 4,613 km².
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In 2015, the county had a population of 346,647 and the population density was 77/km².
Year | County population[3] | Change |
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1949 | 294,289 | |
1960 | 337,836 | 14.80% |
1970 | 357,830 | 5.92% |
1980 | 377,746 (record) | 5.57% |
1990 | 374,466 | 0.87% |
2001 | 369,727 | 1.27% |
2011 | 353,068 | 4.51% |
2015 | 346,647 | 1.85% |
2018 | 341,425 | 1.52% |
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans and Roma.
Total population (2011 census): 353,068
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[4]
Identified themselves: 315,436 persons:
Approximately 51,000 persons in Veszprém County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[5]
№ | English and Hungarian names |
Area (km²) |
Population (2011) |
Density (pop./km²) |
Seat | № of municipalities |
1 | Ajka District Ajkai járás |
320.71 | 39,160 | 122 | Ajka | 11 |
2 | Balatonalmádi District Balatonalmádi járás |
239.75 | 24,330 | 101 | Balatonalmádi | 10 |
3 | Balatonfüred District Balatonfüredi járás |
357.75 | 23,849 | 67 | Balatonfüred | 22 |
4 | Devecser District Devecseri járás |
421.73 | 15,079 | 36 | Devecser | 28 |
5 | Pápa District Pápai járás |
1,022.09 | 59,310 | 58 | Pápa | 49 |
6 | Sümeg District Sümegi járás |
306.48 | 15,358 | 50 | Sümeg | 21 |
7 | Tapolca District Tapolcai járás |
540.30 | 34,256 | 63 | Tapolca | 33 |
8 | Várpalota District Várpalotai járás |
294.28 | 37,882 | 129 | Várpalota | 8 |
9 | Veszprém District Veszprémi járás |
629.61 | 83,288 | 132 | Veszprém (town) | 19 |
10 | Zirc District Zirci járás |
331.02 | 19,386 | 59 | Zirc | 15 |
Veszprém County | 4,463.65 | 353,068 | 78 | Veszprém | 217 |
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The Veszprém County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 17 counselors, with the following party composition:[6]
Party | Seats | Current County Assembly | ||||||||||
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Fidesz-KDNP | 10 | |||||||||||
Jobbik | 2 | |||||||||||
Democratic Coalition | 2 | |||||||||||
Hungarian Socialist Party | 1 | |||||||||||
Our Homeland Movement | 1 | |||||||||||
Momentum Movement | 1 |
Veszprém County has 1 urban county, 14 towns, 2 large villages and 200 villages.
(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)
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