Veszprém County

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Veszprém county

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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Veszprém County on an old map

History

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Demographics

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Year County population[1] Change
1949 Steady 294,289 Steady
1960 Increase 337,836 Increase 14.80%
1970 Increase 357,830 Increase 5.92%
1980 Increase 377,746 (record) Increase 5.57%
1990 Decrease 374,466 Decrease 0.87%
2001 Decrease 369,727 Decrease 1.27%
2011 Decrease 353,068 Decrease 4.51%
2015 Decrease 346,647 Decrease 1.85%
2018 Decrease 341,425 Decrease 1.52%

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans and Roma.

Total population (2011 census): 353,068
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[2] Identified themselves: 315,436 persons:

Approximately 51,000 persons in Veszprém County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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Regional structure

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District of Veszprém County
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

Politics

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Veszprém County Hall.

Template:Main article The Veszprém County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 17 counselors, with the following party composition:[4]

Party Seats Current County Assembly
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  Our Homeland Movement 1                    
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Presidents of the General Assembly

List of presidents since 1990[5]
Imre Polgárdy (Fidesz-KDNP) 2014–

Municipalities

Veszprém County has 1 urban county, 14 towns, 2 large villages and 200 villages.

City with county rights

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

Towns

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Gallery

References

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External links

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