Zala County

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History

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Zala County on an old map

In the tenth century, the Hungarian Nyék tribe occupied the region around Lake Balaton. Their occupation was mainly in the areas known today as Zala and Somogy counties.[1]

Parts of the western territory of the former county of Zala are now part of Slovenia (South-Prekmurje) and Croatia (Međimurje). In 1919 it was part of the unrecognized state of the Republic of Prekmurje, which existed for just six days.

Demographics

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Year County population[2] Change
1949 305,433 n/a
1960 Increase 317,145 3.83%
1970 Decrease 304,127 -4.10%
1980 Increase 317,298 (record) 4.33%
1990 Decrease 306,398 -3.44%
2001 Decrease 297,404 -2.94%
2011 Decrease 282,179 -5.12%
2015 Decrease 277,290 -1.76%
2018 Decrease 270,634 -2.45%

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 7,000), Croats (3,500) and Germans (2,000).

Total population (2011 census): 282,179
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 255 069 persons:

  • Hungarians: 241 408 (94,64%)
  • Romani: 6 981 (2,74%)
  • Croats: 3 248 (1,27%)
  • Others and indefinable: 3 432 (1,35%)

Approx. 38,000 persons in Zala County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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Regional structure

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District of Zala County
No. English and
Hungarian names 		Area
(km2) 		Population
(2011) 		Density
(pop./km2) 		Seat No. of
municipalities
1 Keszthely District
Keszthelyi járás 		535.93 49,421 92 Keszthely 30
2 Lenti District
Lenti járás 		624.12 19,789 32 Lenti 48
3 Letenye District
Letenyei járás 		388.69 16,410 42 Letenye 27
4 Nagykanizsa District
Nagykanizsai járás 		907.91 78,252 86 Nagykanizsa 49
5 Zalaegerszeg District
Zalaegerszegi járás 		1,044.70 102,798 98 Zalaegerszeg 84
6 Zalaszentgrót District
Zalaszentgróti járás 		282.56 15,509 55 Zalaszentgrót 20
Zala County 3,784.11 287,043 77 Zalaegerszeg 258

Politics

The Zala County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:[5]

    Party Seats Current County Assembly
  Fidesz-KDNP 9                  
  Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) 4                  
  Democratic Coalition (DK) 1                  
  Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) 1                  

Presidents of the General Assembly

List of presidents since 1990[6]
Attila Pál (Fidesz-KDNP) 2014–

Municipalities

Zala County has two urban counties, eight towns, two large villages and 246 villages.

City with county rights

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

Towns

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Gallery

References

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  1. ↑ Béla Kálmán, The world of names: a study in Hungarian onomatology, Akadémiai Kiadó, 1978, p. 134
  2. ↑ népesség.com, "Győr-Moson-Sopron megye népessége 1870-2015"
  3. ↑ 1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office Template:In lang
  4. ↑ 2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.20 Zala megye, Template:In lang [1]
  5. ↑ Zala Megyei Közgyűlés, Template:In lang [2] Template:Webarchive
  6. ↑ Önkormányzati választások eredményei Template:In lang

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External links

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