Editing Hungary (section)

== Administrative divisions ==
{{Main|Administrative divisions of Hungary}}

Hungary is divided into 19 [[Counties of Hungary|counties]] (''{{lang|hu|vármegye}}''). The [[List of historical capitals of Hungary|capital]] (''{{lang|hu|főváros}}'') [[Budapest]] is an independent entity. The counties and the capital are the 20 [[Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics|NUTS]] third-level units of Hungary. The states are further subdivided into 174 [[Districts of Hungary|districts]] (''{{lang|hu|járás}}'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kozlonyok.hu/nkonline/MKPDF/hiteles/MK14170.pdf|title=Magyar Közlöny, Hungary's Official Journal|publisher=Magyar Közlöny|date=20 November 2016|access-date=20 November 2016}}</ref> The districts are further divided into [[List of cities and towns of Hungary|towns and villages]], of which 25 are designated [[City with county rights|towns with county rights]] (''{{lang|hu|megyei jogú város}}''), sometimes known as "urban counties" in English. The local authorities of these towns have extended powers, but these towns belong to the territory of the respective district instead of being independent territorial units. County and district councils and municipalities have different roles and separate responsibilities relating to local government. The role of the counties are basically administrative and focus on strategic development, while preschools, public water utilities, garbage disposal, elderly care, and rescue services are administered by the municipalities.

Since 1996, the counties and city of Budapest have been grouped into [[List of regions of Hungary|seven regions]] for statistical and development purposes. These seven regions constitute NUTS' second-level units of Hungary. They are [[Central Hungary]], [[Central Transdanubia]], [[Northern Great Plain]], [[Northern Hungary]], [[Southern Transdanubia]], [[Southern Great Plain]], and [[Western Transdanubia]].

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{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
! scope="col" | [[Counties of Hungary|County<br />''(vármegye)'']]
! scope="col" | Administrative<br />centre
! scope="col" | [[Demographics of Hungary|Population]]
! scope="col" | [[Regions of Hungary|Region]]
|-
| [[File:Bacs-kiskun-megye.svg|25px]] [[Bács-Kiskun County|Bács-Kiskun]]
| [[Kecskemét]]
| 524,841
| [[Southern Great Plain]]
|-
| [[File:HUN Baranya megye COA.png|25px]] [[Baranya County|Baranya]]
| [[Pécs]]
| 391,455
| [[Southern Transdanubia]]
|-
| [[File:Békés departemento blazono.svg|25px]] [[Békés County|Békés]]
| [[Békéscsaba]]
| 361,802
| [[Southern Great Plain]]
|-
| [[File:Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén departemento blazono.svg|25px]] [[Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County|Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén]]
| [[Miskolc]]
| 684,793
| [[Northern Hungary]]
|-
| [[File:Coa Hungary Town Budapest big.svg|25px]] [[Budapest|Capital City of Budapest]]
| [[Budapest]]
| 1,744,665
| [[Central Hungary]]
|-
| [[File:HU Csongrád megye COA.svg|25px]] [[Csongrád-Csanád County|Csongrád-Csanád]]
| [[Szeged]]
| 421,827
| [[Southern Great Plain]]
|-
| [[File:HUN Fejér megye COA.png|25px]] [[Fejér County|Fejér]]
| [[Székesfehérvár]]
| 426,120
| [[Central Transdanubia]]
|-
| [[File:HUN Győr-Moson-Sopron megye COA.png|25px]] [[Győr-Moson-Sopron County|Győr-Moson-Sopron]]
| [[Győr]]
| 449,967
| [[Western Transdanubia]]
|-
| [[File:HUN Hajdú-Bihar COA.svg|25px]] [[Hajdú-Bihar County|Hajdú-Bihar]]
| [[Debrecen]]
| 565,674
| [[Northern Great Plain]]
|-
| [[File:Coa Hungary County Heves.svg|25px]] [[Heves County|Heves]]
| [[Eger]]
| 307,985
| [[Northern Hungary]]
|-
| [[File:HUN Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye COA.png|25px]] [[Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County|Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok]]
| [[Szolnok]]
| 386,752
| [[Northern Great Plain]]
|-
| [[File:HUN Komárom-Esztergom megye COA.png|25px]] [[Komárom-Esztergom County|Komárom-Esztergom]]
| [[Tatabánya]]
| 311,411
| [[Central Transdanubia]]
|-
| [[File:Coa Hungary County Nógrád.svg|25px]] [[Nógrád County|Nógrád]]
| [[Salgótarján]]
| 201,919
| [[Northern Hungary]]
|-
| [[File:HUN Pest megye COA.svg|25px]] [[Pest County|Pest]]
| [[Budapest]]
| 1,237,561
| [[Central Hungary]]
|-
| [[File:HUN Somogy megye COA.svg|25px]] [[Somogy County|Somogy]]
| [[Kaposvár]]
| 317,947
| [[Southern Transdanubia]]
|-
| [[File:HUN Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg megye COA.svg|25px]] [[Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County|Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg]]
| [[Nyíregyháza]]
| 552,000
| [[Northern Great Plain]]
|-
| [[File:HUN Tolna megye COA.png|25px]] [[Tolna County|Tolna]]
| [[Szekszárd]]
| 231,183
| [[Southern Transdanubia]]
|-
| [[File:HUN Vas megye COA.png|25px]] [[Vas County|Vas]]
| [[Szombathely]]
| 257,688
| [[Western Transdanubia]]
|-
| [[File:Coa Hungary County Veszprém.svg|25px]] [[Veszprém County|Veszprém]]
| [[Veszprém]]
| 353,068
| [[Central Transdanubia]]
|-
| [[File:Coa Hungary County Zala (2010-).svg|25px]] [[Zala County|Zala]]
| [[Zalaegerszeg]]
| 287,043
| [[Western Transdanubia]]
|}<references group="n" />

=== Cities and towns ===
{{Main|List of cities and towns of Hungary}}
[[File:Széchenyi Chain Bridge in Budapest at night.jpg|thumb|[[Budapest]], the capital and most populous city of Hungary]]

Hungary has 3,152 [[municipalities]] as of 15 July 2013: 346 towns (Hungarian term: {{Lang|hu|város}}, plural: {{Lang|hu|városok}}; the terminology does not distinguish between [[city|cities]] and [[town]]s – the term town is used in official translations) and 2,806 villages (Hungarian: {{Lang|hu|község}}, plural: {{Lang|hu|községek}}) which fully cover the territory of the country. The number of towns can change, since villages can be elevated to town status by act of the president. Budapest has a special status and is not included in any county while 23 of the towns are so-called urban counties ({{Lang|hu|megyei jogú város}} – town with county rights). All county seats except Budapest are urban counties. Four of the cities (Budapest, Miskolc, [[Győr]], and [[Pécs]]) have agglomerations, and the Hungarian Statistical Office distinguishes seventeen other areas in earlier stages of agglomeration development.<ref name="portal">{{cite web|title=portal.ksh.hu/portal/page?_pageid=37,412178&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL#sett|url=http://portal.ksh.hu/portal/page?_pageid=37,412178&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL#sett|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060319223706/http://portal.ksh.hu/portal/page?_pageid=37,412178&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL#sett|archive-date=19 March 2006|access-date=23 January 2021|website=portal.ksh.hu}}</ref> The largest city is Budapest. There are more than 100 villages with fewer than 100 inhabitants while the smallest villages have fewer than 20 inhabitants.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}