Hungary is subdivided administratively into 19 counties (vármegyék, singular: vármegye) and the capital city (főváros) Budapest. The counties are further subdivided into 174 districts (járások, singular: járás). The capital Budapest is subdivided into 23 districts (kerületek, singular: kerület).

There are 25 cities with county rights (megyei jogú városok, singular: 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 fiefdoms of the Kingdom of Hungary; each fiefdom was ruled from a castle (Hungarian: vár). Between 1950 and 2022, the counties of Hungary were officially called megyék (singular: megye). On 1 January 2023, the original historical name vármegye was officially restored.

List of counties

Hungarian counties with the 174 districts (járások) and the 23 districts of Budapest (kerületek).
Hungarian counties
CountyCoat of armsCounty seatRegionArea (km²)Population (2019)Population density (people/km², 2019)MapNo. of districtsNo. of municipalities
BaranyaPécsSouthern Transdanubia4429.60360,7048110301
Bács-KiskunKecskemétSouthern Great Plain8444.89503,8256011119
BékésBékéscsabaSouthern Great Plain5629.71334,26459975
Borsod-Abaúj-ZemplénMiskolcNorthern Hungary7247.19642,4478916358
BudapestMunicipality of BudapestCentral Hungary525.141,752,286333723–
Csongrád-CsanádSzegedSouthern Great Plain4262.79399,01294760
FejérSzékesfehérvárCentral Transdanubia4358.48417,712968108
Győr-Moson-SopronGyőrWestern Transdanubia4207.79467,1441117183
Hajdú-BiharDebrecenNorthern Great Plain6210.39527,989851082
HevesEgerNorthern Hungary3637.17294,609817121
Jász-Nagykun-SzolnokSzolnokNorthern Great Plain5581.63370,00766978
Komárom-EsztergomTatabányaCentral Transdanubia2264.35299,207132676
NógrádSalgótarjánNorthern Hungary2544.48189,304746131
PestBudapestCentral Hungary6391.181,278,87420018187
SomogyKaposvárSouthern Transdanubia6065.06301,429508245
Szabolcs-Szatmár-BeregNyíregyházaNorthern Great Plain5935.92552,9649313229
TolnaSzekszárdSouthern Transdanubia3703.20217,463596109
VasSzombathelyWestern Transdanubia3336.11253,551767216
VeszprémVeszprémCentral Transdanubia4463.64341,3177610217
ZalaZalaegerszegWestern Transdanubia3783.84268,648716258
HungaryBudapest93,0239,772,7561051743176

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

Codes of the counties

CountyISO 3166-2NUTSPhone prefixPostal code
BaranyaHU-BAHU23169, 72, 7373xx, 75xx – 79xx
Bács-KiskunHU-BKHU33176, 77, 78, 7960xx – 65xx
BékésHU-BEHU33266, 6855xx – 59xx
Borsod-Abaúj-ZemplénHU-BZHU31146, 47, 48, 4934xx – 39xx
BudapestHU-BUHU10111xxx
Csongrád-CsanádHU-CSHU33362, 6366xx – 69xx
FejérHU-FEHU21122, 25206x, 209x, 24xx, 700x – 701x, 7041, 80xx, 811x – 815x
Győr-Moson-SopronHU-GSHU22196, 9990xx – 94xx
Hajdú-BiharHU-HBHU32152, 5440xx – 422x, 4241 – 4243, 425x – 429x
HevesHU-HEHU31236, 37300x – 304x, 32xx – 33xx
Jász-Nagykun-SzolnokHU-JNHU32256, 57, 5950xx – 54xx
Komárom-EsztergomHU-KEHU21233, 342027 – 2028, 2067, 25xx, 28xx – 29xx
NógrádHU-NOHU31332, 352175 – 2179, 2610, 2611, 2616 – 2619, 264x – 269x, 304x – 31xx
PestHU-PEHU10223, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 5320xx – 23xx, 2440, 2461, 260x – 263x, 2680 – 2683, 27xx
SomogyHU-SOHU23282, 84, 857253 – 729x, 74xx – 75xx, 7918, 7977 – 7979, 86xx – 873x, 884x – 885x
Szabolcs-Szatmár-BeregHU-SZHU32342, 44, 45423x, 4244 – 4246, 4267, 43xx – 49xx
TolnaHU-TOHU23374, 75702x – 7252, 7352 – 7361
VasHU-VAHU22294, 9595xx – 99xx
VeszprémHU-VEHU21387, 88, 89810x, 816x – 819x, 830x – 8352, 84xx – 85xx
ZalaHU-ZAHU22383, 92, 938353 – 839x, 874x – 879x, 880x – 883x, 8855, 8856, 886x – 889x, 89xx

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