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{{Short description|First-level administrative divisions of Hungary}}
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| start_date = 1950 (current form, 19 + [[Budapest]])
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| population_range = 189,304 ([[Nógrád County|Nógrád]]) – 1,278,874 ([[Pest County|Pest]])
| area_range = {{Convert|2,265|sqkm|abbr=on}} ([[Komárom-Esztergom County|Komárom-Esztergom]]) – {{Convert|8,445|sqkm|abbr=on}} ([[Bács-Kiskun County|Bács-Kiskun]])
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[[Hungary]] is subdivided administratively into 19 [[county|counties]] ({{lang|hu|vármegyék}}, singular: {{lang|hu|vármegye}}) and the capital city ({{lang|hu|főváros}}) [[Budapest]]. The counties are further subdivided into 174 [[Districts of Hungary|districts]] ({{lang|hu|járások}}, singular: {{lang|hu|járás}}). The capital Budapest is subdivided into [[List of districts in Budapest|23 districts]] ({{lang|hu|kerületek}}, singular: {{lang|hu|kerület}}).<ref name='HNK2019'>[http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2019.pdf?lang=hu Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2019], Központi Statisztikai Hivatal, 2019, ISSN 1217-2952, retrieved 8 August 2021.</ref>

There are 25 [[City with county rights|cities with county rights]] ({{lang|hu|megyei jogú városok}}, singular: {{lang|hu|megyei jogú város}}), sometimes called urban counties. The local authorities of these towns have extended powers but they are not independent territorial units.

The current system of counties has evolved from medieval [[fief|fiefdoms]] of the [[Kingdom of Hungary]]; each fiefdom was ruled from a castle (Hungarian: {{lang|hu|vár}}). Between 1950 and 2022, the counties of Hungary were officially called {{lang|hu|megyék}} (singular: {{lang|hu|megye}}). On 1 January 2023, the original historical name {{lang|hu|vármegye}} was officially restored.

== List of counties ==
[[File:Magyarország megyéi.jpg|left|thumb|290px|Hungarian counties with the 174 districts ({{lang|hu|járások}}) and the 23 districts of Budapest ({{lang|hu|kerületek}}).]]

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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+style="text-align:center"|Hungarian counties<ref name='HNK2019'/>
|-
! County
!class="unsortable| Coat of<br /> arms
! [[County seat]]
!Region
! [[Area]]<br>(km²)<ref name='HNK2019'/>
! [[Population]]<br />(2019)<ref name='HNK2019'/>
! [[Population density]]<br />(people/km², 2019)
! Map
! No. of<br />[[Districts of Hungary|district]]
! No. of<br />municipalities
|-
!scope=row; align="left"| {{Hungarian county link|Baranya}}
|align="center"| [[File:HUN Baranya megye COA.png|48px]]
| [[Pécs]]
|[[Southern Transdanubia]]
| align="right" | 4429.60
|align="center"| 360,704
|align="center"| 81
|[[File:HU county Baranya.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Baranya County]]
|align="center"| 10
|align="center"| 301
|-
!scope=row; align="left"| {{Hungarian county link|Bács-Kiskun}}
|align="center"| [[File:Bacs-kiskun-megye.svg|45px]]
| [[Kecskemét]]
|[[Southern Great Plain]]
| align="right" | 8444.89
|align="center"| 503,825
|align="center"| 60
|[[File:HU county Bacs-Kiskun.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Bács-Kiskun County]]
|align="center"| 11
|align="center"| 119
|-
!scope=row; align="left"| {{Hungarian county link|Békés}}
|align="center"| [[File:Békés departemento blazono.svg|50px]]
| [[Békéscsaba]]
|[[Southern Great Plain]]
| align="right" | 5629.71
|align="center"| 334,264
|align="center"| 59
|[[File:HU county Bekes.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Békés County]]
|align="center"| 9
|align="center"| 75
|-
!scope=row; align="left"| {{Hungarian county link|Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén}}
|align="center"| [[File:Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén departemento blazono.svg|45px]]
| [[Miskolc]]
|[[Northern Hungary]]
| align="right" | 7247.19
|align="center"| 642,447
|align="center"| 89
|[[File:HU county Borsod Abauj Zemplen.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County]]
|align="center"| 16
|align="center"| 358
|- style="background:#dcc;"
!scope=row; align="left"| [[Budapest]]
|align="center"| [[File:Coa Hungary Town Budapest big.svg|50px]]
| Municipality of<br>Budapest<br><ref group=note>Budapest is not a county, but a municipality that has an identical administrative status to all the other 19 counties.</ref>
|[[Central Hungary]]
| align="right" | 525.14
|align="center"| 1,752,286
|align="center"| 3337
|[[File:HU capital Budapest.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Budapest]]
|align="center"| [[List of districts in Budapest|23]]
|align="center"| –
|-
!scope=row; align="left"| {{Hungarian county link|Csongrád-Csanád}}
|align="center"| [[File:HU Csongrád megye COA.svg|50px]]
| [[Szeged]]
|[[Southern Great Plain]]
| align="right" | 4262.79
|align="center"| 399,012
|align="center"| 94
|[[File:HU county Csongrad.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Csongrád County]]
|align="center"| 7
|align="center"| 60
|-
!scope=row; align="left"| {{Hungarian county link|Fejér}}
|align="center"| [[File:HUN Fejér megye COA.png|45px]]
| [[Székesfehérvár]]
|[[Central Transdanubia]]
| align="right" | 4358.48
|align="center"| 417,712
|align="center"| 96
|[[File:HU county Fejer.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Fejér County]]
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| 108
|-
!scope=row; align="left"| {{Hungarian county link|Győr-Moson-Sopron}}
|align="center"| [[File:HUN Győr-Moson-Sopron megye COA.png|40px]]
| [[Győr]]
|[[Western Transdanubia]]
| align="right" | 4207.79
|align="center"| 467,144
|align="center"| 111
|[[File:HU county Gyor-Moson-Sopron.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Győr-Moson-Sopron County]]
|align="center"| 7
|align="center"| 183
|-
!scope=row; align="left"| {{Hungarian county link|Hajdú-Bihar}}
|align="center"| [[File:HUN Hajdú-Bihar COA.svg|55px]]
| [[Debrecen]]
|[[Northern Great Plain]]
| align="right" | 6210.39
|align="center"| 527,989
|align="center"| 85
|[[File:HU county Hajdu-Bihar.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Hajdú-Bihar County]]
|align="center"| 10
|align="center"| 82
|-
!scope=row; align="left"| {{Hungarian county link|Heves}}
|align="center"| [[File:Coa Hungary County Heves.svg|45px]]
| [[Eger]]
|[[Northern Hungary]]
| align="right" | 3637.17
|align="center"| 294,609
|align="center"| 81
|[[File:HU county Heves.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Heves County]]
|align="center"| 7
|align="center"| 121
|-
!scope=row; align="left"| {{Hungarian county link|Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok}}
|align="center"| [[File:HUN Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye COA.png|50px]]
| [[Szolnok]]
|[[Northern Great Plain]]
| align="right" | 5581.63
|align="center"| 370,007
|align="center"| 66
|[[File:HU county Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County]]
|align="center"| 9
|align="center"| 78
|-
!scope=row; align="left"| {{Hungarian county link|Komárom-Esztergom}}
|align="center"| [[File:HUN Komárom-Esztergom megye COA.png|53px]]
| [[Tatabánya]]
|[[Central Transdanubia]]
| align="right" | 2264.35
|align="center"| 299,207
|align="center"| 132
|[[File:HU county Komarom-Esztergom.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Komárom-Esztergom County]]
|align="center"| 6
|align="center"| 76
|-
!scope=row; align="left"| {{Hungarian county link|Nógrád}}
|align="center"| [[File:Coa Hungary County Nógrád.svg|50px]]
| [[Salgótarján]]
|[[Northern Hungary]]
| align="right" | 2544.48
|align="center"| 189,304
|align="center"| 74
|[[File:HU county Nograd.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Nógrád County]]
|align="center"| 6
|align="center"| 131
|-
!scope=row; align="left"| {{Hungarian county link|Pest}}
|align="center"| [[File:HUN Pest megye COA.svg|48px]]
| Budapest
|[[Central Hungary]]
| align="right" | 6391.18
|align="center"| 1,278,874
|align="center"| 200
|[[File:HU county Pest.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Pest County]]
|align="center"| 18
|align="center"| 187
|-
!scope=row; align="left"| {{Hungarian county link|Somogy}}
|align="center"| [[File:HUN Somogy megye COA.svg|45px]]
| [[Kaposvár]]
|[[Southern Transdanubia]]
| align="right" | 6065.06
|align="center"| 301,429
|align="center"| 50
|[[File:HU county Somogy.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Somogy County]]
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| 245
|-
!scope=row; align="left"| {{Hungarian county link|Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg}}
|align="center"| [[File:HUN Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg megye COA.svg|55px]]
| [[Nyíregyháza]]
|[[Northern Great Plain]]
| align="right" | 5935.92
|align="center"| 552,964
|align="center"| 93
|[[File:HU county Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County]]
|align="center"| 13
|align="center"| 229
|-
!scope=row; align="left"| {{Hungarian county link|Tolna}}
|align="center"| [[File:HUN Tolna megye COA.png|55px]]
| [[Szekszárd]]
|[[Southern Transdanubia]]
| align="right" | 3703.20
|align="center"| 217,463
|align="center"| 59
|[[File:HU county Tolna.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Tolna County]]
|align="center"| 6
|align="center"| 109
|-
!scope=row; align="left"| {{Hungarian county link|Vas}}
|align="center"| [[File:HUN Vas megye COA.png|50px]]
| [[Szombathely]]
|[[Western Transdanubia]]
| align="right" | 3336.11
|align="center"| 253,551
|align="center"| 76
|[[File:HU county Vas.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Vas County]]
|align="center"| 7
|align="center"| 216
|-
!scope=row; align="left"| {{Hungarian county link|Veszprém}}
|align="center"| [[File:Coa Hungary County Veszprém.svg|45px]]
| [[Veszprém]]
|[[Central Transdanubia]]
| align="right" | 4463.64
|align="center"| 341,317
|align="center"| 76
|[[File:HU county Veszprem.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Veszprém County]]
|align="center"| 10
|align="center"| 217
|-
!scope=row; align="left"| {{Hungarian county link|Zala}}
|align="center"| [[File:Coa Hungary County Zala (2010-).svg|45px]]
| [[Zalaegerszeg]]
|[[Western Transdanubia]]
| align="right" | 3783.84
|align="center"| 268,648
|align="center"| 71
|[[File:HU county Zala.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary highlighting Zala County]]
|align="center"| 6
|align="center"| 258
|-
| colspan="10" style="text-align: center;" bgcolor="white" |
|- style="background:#DDDDDD;"
!scope=row; align="left"| [[Hungary]]
|align="center"| [[File:Coat of arms of Hungary.svg|33px]]
| '''[[Budapest]]'''
|
| align="right" | 93,023
|align="center"| 9,772,756
|align="center"| 105
![[File:HU counties colored.svg|100px|alt=Map of Hungary]]
|align="center"| 174
|align="center"| 3176
|}

There are seven towns with county's rights in addition to the county seats:

* [[Baja, Hungary|Baja]] (Bács-Kiskun county)
* [[Dunaújváros]] (Fejér county)
* [[Esztergom]] (Komárom-Esztergom county)
* [[Érd]] (Pest county)
* [[Hódmezővásárhely]] (Csongrád-Csanád county)
* [[Nagykanizsa]] (Zala county)
* [[Sopron]] (Győr-Moson-Sopron county)
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* [http://www.bacskiskun.hu/]
* [http://www.baranya.hu/]
* [http://www.bekesmegye.hu/]
* [http://www.baz.hu/]
* [http://www.csongrad-megye.hu/]
* [http://www.fejer.hu/]
* [http://www.gymsmo.hu/]
* [http://www.hbmo.hu/]
* [http://www.hevesmegye.hu/]
* [http://www.jnszm.hu/site/]
* [[Komárom-Esztergom]]
* [http://www.nograd.hu/]
* [http://www.pestmegye.hu/]
* [http://www.somogy.hu/]
* [http://www.szszbmo.hu/]
* [http://www.tolnamegye.hu/]
* [http://www.vasmegye.hu/]
* [http://www.vpmegye.hu/]
* [http://www.zala.hu/]
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=== Codes of the counties ===
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!County
![[ISO 3166-2:HU|ISO 3166-2]]<ref name='iso3166-2'>[https://www.iso.org/iso-3166-country-codes.html#2012_iso3166-2 ISO 3166 Country Codes], International Organization for Standardization, retrieved 8 August 2021.</ref>
![[NUTS:HU|NUTS]]<ref name='NUTS level 3'>[https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/345175/7451602/2021-NUTS-3-map-HU.pdf MAGYARORSZÁG – NU], European Commission, retrieved 8 August 2021.</ref>
![[Telephone numbers in Hungary|Phone prefix]]<ref name='Phone'>[https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/02/02/T02020000610004PDFE.pdf Presentation of E.164 National Numbering Plan (NNP) for Hungary (country code +36)], International Telecommunication Union, retrieved 8 August 2021.</ref>
![[Postal codes in Hungary|Postal code]]<ref name='Postcodes'>[https://worldpostalcode.com/hungary/ Hungary Post Codes], WorldPostalCode, retrieved 8 August 2021.</ref>
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| Baranya
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-BA}}
|HU231
|69, 72, 73
|73xx, 75xx – 79xx
|----
| Bács-Kiskun
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-BK}}
|HU331
|76, 77, 78, 79
|60xx – 65xx
|----
| Békés
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-BE}}
|HU332
|66, 68
|55xx – 59xx
|----
| Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-BZ}}
|HU311
|46, 47, 48, 49
|34xx – 39xx
|----
| Budapest
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-BU}}
|HU101
|1
|1xxx
|----
| Csongrád-Csanád
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-CS}}
|HU333
|62, 63
|66xx – 69xx
|----
| Fejér
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-FE}}
|HU211
|22, 25
|206x, 209x, 24xx, 700x – 701x, 7041, 80xx, 811x – 815x
|----
| Győr-Moson-Sopron
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-GS}}
|HU221
|96, 99
|90xx – 94xx
|----
| Hajdú-Bihar
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-HB}}
|HU321
|52, 54
|40xx – 422x, 4241 – 4243, 425x – 429x
|----
| Heves
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-HE}}
|HU312
|36, 37
|300x – 304x, 32xx – 33xx
|----
| Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-JN}}
|HU322
|56, 57, 59
|50xx – 54xx
|----
| Komárom-Esztergom
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-KE}}
|HU212
|33, 34
|2027 – 2028, 2067, 25xx, 28xx – 29xx
|----
| Nógrád
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-NO}}
|HU313
|32, 35
|2175 – 2179, 2610, 2611, 2616 – 2619, 264x – 269x, 304x – 31xx
|----
| Pest
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-PE}}
|HU102
|23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 53
|20xx – 23xx, 2440, 2461, 260x – 263x, 2680 – 2683, 27xx
|----
| Somogy
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-SO}}
|HU232
|82, 84, 85
|7253 – 729x, 74xx – 75xx, 7918, 7977 – 7979, 86xx – 873x, 884x – 885x
|----
| Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-SZ}}
|HU323
|42, 44, 45
|423x, 4244 – 4246, 4267, 43xx – 49xx
|----
| Tolna
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-TO}}
|HU233
|74, 75
|702x – 7252, 7352 – 7361
|----
| Vas
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-VA}}
|HU222
|94, 95
|95xx – 99xx
|----
| Veszprém
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-VE}}
|HU213
|87, 88, 89
|810x, 816x – 819x, 830x – 8352, 84xx – 85xx
|----
| Zala
|align="center"| {{mono|HU-ZA}}
|HU223
|83, 92, 93
|8353 – 839x, 874x – 879x, 880x – 883x, 8855, 8856, 886x – 889x, 89xx
|}

==See also==
{{Politics of Hungary}}
* [[List of regions of Hungary|Regions of Hungary]]
* [[Districts of Hungary]] (''from 2013'') – [[Subregions of Hungary]] (''until 2013'')
* [[Ranked list of Hungarian counties]]
* [[List of cities and towns of Hungary]]
* [[NUTS statistical regions of Hungary|NUTS:HU]]
* [[Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary]] (until 1918)
** [[Counties of the Kingdom of Hungary]]
* [[Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary (1941–44)]]

==Notes==
<references group=note/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2012.pdf Gazetteer of Hungary, 2012]
*[http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2019.pdf?lang=hu Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2019]
*[https://www.iso.org/iso-3166-country-codes.html#2012_iso3166-2 ISO 3166 Country Codes]
*[https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/345175/7451602/2021-NUTS-3-map-HU.pdf MAGYARORSZÁG – NU]
*[https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/02/02/T02020000610004PDFE.pdf Presentation of E.164 National Numbering Plan (NNP) for Hungary (country code +36)]

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