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= List of districts in Budapest =
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Introduction
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Budapest, the capital of Hungary has 23 districts (, ), each with its
own municipal government.
The number of districts in Budapest
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Budapest was organized into 10 districts (numbered from I to X) in
1873 after the unification of the cities of Pest, Buda and Óbuda. The
districts at that time:
*Buda: I, II
*Óbuda: III
*Pest: IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X
In the 1930s, 4 new districts were organized, numbered from XI to XIV.
On 1 January 1950, 7 neighboring towns and 16 villages were annexed to
Budapest by creating 9 new districts, so the number of its districts
increased to 22. District IV was annexed to District V and the number
IV was given to the northernmost newly merged town, Újpest. Former
district borders were also partly modified but the old numbering
system is still clear on the map. In 1994, Soroksár left District XX,
became the newest district and received the number XXIII.
Districts
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Listed below are the ordinal numbers of the 23 districts of Budapest,
their official names (if there is one), and the names of the
neighbourhoods within the districts. Each district can be associated
with one or more neighbourhoods named after former towns within
Budapest.
*Buda is the hilly part on the west bank of the Danube (red cells in
the table below), Districts I, II, III, XI, XII, XXII
*Pest is the flat part on the east bank of the Danube (green cells in
the table below). Districts IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XIII, XIV,
XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXIII
*Csepel is a big island in the south which barely belongs to Budapest.
This part of the island is the District XXI and is also referred as
Csepel.
*Margaret Island is an island that is directly administered by the
Municipality of Budapest (used to be part of District XIII) and is
used as a recreational area
*There is a third island called Óbuda Island ('Óbudai-sziget') which
forms parts of District III and hosts the Sziget Festival since 1993.
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|**District number**
|**District name**
|**Neighborhoods**
|**Sights**
|I. |Várkerület ('Castle District') |Buda Castle, Tabán, Gellérthegy,
Krisztinaváros, southern Víziváros |Buda Castle, Matthias Church,
Hungarian National Gallery, Castle Hill Funicular, Sándor Palace,
Fisherman's Bastion, Gellért Hill, Labyrinth of Buda Castle
|II. |2nd District of Budapest |Adyliget, Budakeszierdő, Budaliget,
Csatárka, Erzsébetliget, Erzsébettelek, Felhévíz, Gercse, Hársakalja,
Hárshegy, Hűvösvölgy, Kővár, Kurucles, Lipótmező, Máriaremete, Nyék,
Országút, Pálvölgy, Pasarét, Pesthidegkút-Ófalu, Petneházy-rét,
Remetekertváros, Rézmál, Rózsadomb, Szemlőhegy, Széphalom, Szépilona,
Szépvölgy, Törökvész, Újlak, Vérhalom, northern Víziváros, Zöldmál.
|Tomb of Gül Baba, Mechwart Park, Cave of Szemlő Hill, Stalactite Cave
of Pál Valley, Lukács Bath
|III. |Óbuda-Békásmegyer ('Old Buda - Frog county') |Óbuda,
Aquincum, Aranyhegy, Békásmegyer, Csillaghegy, Csúcshegy, Filatorigát,
Hármashatár-hegy, Kaszásdűlő, Mátyáshegy, Mocsárosdűlő, Óbudai-sziget,
Remetehegy, Rómaifürdő, Solymárvölgy, Szépvölgy, Táborhegy,
Testvérhegy, Törökkő, Ürömhegy, Újlak. |Ruins of Aquincum, Aquincum
Military Amphitheatre, Római Part (Roman Beach), Zichy Castle
|IV. |Újpest ('New Pest') |Újpest, Megyer, Káposztásmegyer,
Székesdűlő, Istvántelek. |Queen of Heavens Church, Synagogue of
Újpest, Water Tower of Újpest
|V. |Belváros-Lipótváros ('Inner City-Leopold Town') |Inner City,
Lipótváros |Parliament, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Gresham Palace,
St. Stephen's Basilica, Vigadó Concert Hall, Ethnographic Museum,
Hungarian National Bank, Károlyi Garden, ELTE Faculty of Law
|VI. |Terézváros ('Theresa Town') |Terézváros |Andrássy Avenue,
Hungarian State Opera House, House of Terror Museum, St. Theresa of
Ávila Church.
|VII. |Erzsébetváros ('Elizabeth Town') |Erzsébetváros |Dohány Street
Synagogue, Rumbach Street Synagogue, Kazinczy Street Synagogue, St.
Elizabeth of Árpád House Church, Reformed Church of Fasor, Madách
Theatre, Gozsdu udvar, Hungária Bath (today: Continental Hotel Zara),
New York Palace (today: Boscolo Budapest Hotel)
|VIII. |Józsefváros ('Joseph Town') |Józsefváros, Kerepesdűlő,
Tisztviselőtelep |Hungarian National Museum, Erkel Theatre, Orczy
Garden, Botanic Garden, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Kerepesi
Cemetery, ELTE Faculty of Humanities
|IX. |Ferencváros ('Francis Town') |Ferencváros, Gubacsidűlő, József
Attila-lakótelep |National Theatre, Palace of Arts, Kálvin Square
Reformed Church, Assisi St. Francis Church, Zwack Unicum Museum, Ráday
Street, Holocaust Memorial Center, Museum of Applied Arts, Corvinus
University
|X. |Kőbánya ('Quarry') |Felsőrákos, Gyárdűlő, Keresztúridűlő,
Kőbánya-Kertváros |Népliget (People's Park), Planetarium, St. László
Church, Csősztorony (Keeper Tower)
|XI. |Újbuda ('New Buda') |Albertfalva, Dobogó, Gazdagrét,
Gellérthegy, Hosszúrét, Kamaraerdő, Kelenföld, Kelenvölgy, Kőérberek,
Lágymányos, Madárhegy, Őrmező, Örsöd, Péterhegy, Pösingermajor, Sasad,
Sashegy, Spanyolrét, Tabán |Gellért Hill, Citadella, Liberty Statue,
Budapest University of Technology and Economics St. Gellért Church,
Kopaszi Dike, ELTE Faculty of Science
|XII. |Hegyvidék ('Highlands') |Budakeszierdő, Csillebérc, Farkasrét,
Farkasvölgy, Istenhegy, Jánoshegy, Kissvábhegy, Krisztinaváros,
Kútvölgy, Magasút, Mártonhegy, Németvölgy, Orbánhegy, Sashegy,
Svábhegy, Széchenyihegy, Virányos, Zugliget. |Elizabeth Lookout Tower,
Normafa
|XIII. |13th District of Budapest |Újlipótváros, Angyalföld,
Vizafogó, Népsziget, Göncz Árpád városközpont |Comedy Theatre, St.
Margaret of Árpád House Church, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
|XIV. |Zugló ('Nook') |Alsórákos, Herminamező, Istvánmező, Kiszugló,
Nagyzugló, Rákosfalva, Törökőr, City Park |City Park, Heroes' Square,
Zoo, Széchenyi Medicinal Bath, Gundel Restaurant, Vajdahunyad Castle,
Petőfi Hall, Museum of Fine Arts, Hall of Art, Transport Museum,
Municipal Grand Circus, Petőfi Hall, Ferenc Puskás Stadium
|XV. |15th District of Budapest |Rákospalota, Pestújhely, Újpalota
|Water Tower
|XVI. |16th district of Budapest |Mátyásföld, Sashalom, Cinkota,
Rákosszentmihály, Árpádföld, Kisszentmihály, Ilonatelep, Petőfikert,
Nagyiccetelep, Szentgyörgytelep, Szabadságtelep, Huszkatelep
|Mátyásföld Airport,
|XVII. |Rákosmente ('Crabway') |Rákoskeresztúr, Rákoscsaba,
Rákoscsaba-Újtelep, Rákosliget, Rákoshegy, Rákoskert, Akadémiaújtelep,
Madárdomb, Régiakadémiatelep |Statue of Heroes, Statue of Pope John
Paul II, Rákos Stream, Merzse Marsh
|XVIII. |Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre ('Pest Saint Lawrence-Pest
Saint Emeric') |Pestszentlőrinc, Pestszentimre |Ferenc Liszt Airport,
Sándor Petőfi Statue
|XIX. kerület |Kispest ('Little Pest') |Kispest, Wekerletelep |Our
Lady Church of Kispest
|XX. |Pesterzsébet ('Pest Elizabeth') |Gubacsipuszta, Kossuthfalva,
Pacsirtatelep, Pesterzsébet, Pesterzsébet-Szabótelep St. Elizabeth of
Árpád House Church, Statue of Lajos Kossuth
|XXI. |Csepel |Csepel |Little Our Lady Church, Tamariska Hill
|XXII. |Budafok-Tétény ('Cape Buda') |Budatétény, Nagytétény,
Budafok |Czuba-Durozier Castle, Nagytétény Castle, Sacelláry Castle,
Törley Castle, Törley Mausoleum, Memento Park
|XXIII. |Soroksár ('Mudrow') |Soroksár |Heroes' Statue, Molnár
Island
|non-district |Margit-sziget ('Margaret Island') |Margit-sziget
|Dominican Monastery ruins, Franciscan Monastery ruins,
Premonstratensian Convent, Water Tower, Japanese Garden, Alfréd Hajós
National Swimming Stadium, Palatinus Swimming Pool, Musical Fountain
List of districts by population, territory and population density
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| **25,541.1**
| **151,812**
| **54.82**
| **All**
| **Budapest**
! District ! Name ! data-sort-type="number" | Population (2016) !
data-sort-type="number" | Area (km2) ! data-sort-type="number" |
Population density (people per km2) |- | I. kerület | Várkerület
("Castle District") | 25,196 | 3.41 | 7388.8 |- | II. kerület
| - | 89,903 | 36.34 | 2473.9 |- | III. kerület |
Óbuda-Békásmegyer ("Old Buda-Békásmegyer") | 130,415 | 39.70 |
3285.0 |- | IV. kerület | Újpest ("New Pest") | 101,558 |
18.82 | 5396.2 |- | V. kerület | Belváros-Lipótváros ("Inner
City - Leopold Town") | 26,284 | 2.59 | 10,148.2 |- | VI.
kerület | Terézváros ("Theresa Town") | 38,504 | 2.38 | 16,178.1
|- | VII. kerület | Erzsébetváros ("Elisabeth Town") | 53,381 |
2.09 |- | VIII. kerület | Józsefváros ("Joseph Town") | 76,811
| 6.85 | 11,213.2 |- | IX. kerület | Ferencváros ("Francis Town")
| 59,056 | 12.53 | 4713.1 |- | X. kerület | Kőbánya ("Quarry")
| 78,414 | 32.49 | 2413.4 |- | XI. kerület | Újbuda ("New
Buda") | 33.49 | 4533.0 |- | XII. kerület | Hegyvidék
("Highlands") | 58,171 | 26.67 | 2181.1 |- | XIII. kerület |
Angyalföld-Újlipótváros-Vizafogó ("Angel's Field - New Leopold Town -
Beluga Catching Area") | 120,256 | 13.43 | 8954.2 |- | XIV.
kerület | Zugló | 124,841 | 18.13 | 6885.8 |- | XV. kerület
| Rákospalota-Pestújhely-Újpalota | 80,573 | 26.94 | 2990.8 |- |
XVI. kerület | - | 73,486 | 33.51 | 2192.9 |- | XVII. kerület
| Rákosmente | 87,793 | 1601.4 |- | XVIII. kerület |
Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre ("Saint Lawrence by Pest - Saint Emeric
by Pest") | 101,738 | 38.60 | 2635.6 |- | XIX. kerület |
Kispest ("Little Pest") | 60,731 | 9.38 | 6474.5 |- | XX.
kerület | Pesterzsébet ("Elisabeth by Pest") | 65,321 | 12.19 |
5385.5 |- | XXI. kerület | Csepel | 76,911 | 25.75 | 2985.8
|- | XXII. kerület | Budafok-Tétény | 54,611 | 34.25 | 1594.4
|- | XXIII. kerület | Soroksár | 23,641 | 40.77 | 579.8 |- |
1,759,407 | 525.13 | 3350.4 |-
Arrangement of districts
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District I is a small area in central Buda (the western side),
including the historic Castle. District II is in Buda again, in the
northwest, and District III stretches along in the northernmost part
of Buda.
To reach District IV, one must cross the Danube to find it in Pest
(the eastern side), also at north. With District V, another circle
begins: it is located in the absolute centre of Pest. Districts VI,
VII, VIII and IX are the neighbouring areas to the east, going
southwards, one after the other.
District X is another, more external circle also in Pest, while one
must jump to the Buda side again to find Districts XI and XII, going
northwards. No more districts remaining in Buda in this circle, we
must turn our steps to Pest again to find Districts XIII, XIV, XV,
XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX and XX (mostly external city parts), almost
regularly in a semicircle, going southwards again.
District XXI is the extension of the above route over a branch of the
Danube, the northern tip of a long island (Csepel-sziget) south from
Budapest. District XXII is still on the same route in southwest Buda,
and finally District XXIII is again in southernmost Pest, irregular
only because it was part of District XX until the mid-90s.
Twin towns - sister cities (districts)
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Budapest I - Várkerület
* Capestrano, Italy
* Carouge, Switzerland
* Innere Stadt (Vienna), Austria
* Lendava, Slovenia
* Marlow, England, United Kingdom
* Mukachevo, Ukraine
* Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania
* Old Town (Bratislava), Slovakia
* Prague 1 (Prague), Czech Republic
* Regensburg, Germany
* Senta, Serbia
* Śródmieście (Warsaw), Poland
Budapest II
* Finike, Turkey
* Mosbach, Germany
* Żoliborz (Warsaw), Poland
Budapest III - Óbuda-Békásmegyer
* Bemowo (Warsaw), Poland
* Billigheim, Germany
* Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
* Old Town (Košice), Slovakia
* Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
* Udine, Italy
District IV - Újpest
* Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Berlin, Germany
* Chalcis, Greece
* Tyresö, Sweden
Budapest V - Belváros-Lipótváros
* Bačka Topola, Serbia
* Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin), Germany
* Gheorgheni, Romania
* Inlăceni (Atid), Romania
* Old Town (Kraków), Poland
* Rakhiv, Ukraine
* Rimetea, Romania
* Rožňava, Slovakia
Budapest VI - Terézváros
* Târgu Secuiesc, Romania
* Temerin, Serbia
* Zadar, Croatia
Budapest VII - Erzsébetváros
* Karlovac, Croatia
* Nevers, France
* Safed, Israel
* Stari Grad (Belgrade), Serbia
* Stavroupoli, Greece
* Sveti Vlas (Nesebar), Bulgaria
Budapest VIII - Józsefváros
* Pescina, Italy
Budapest IX - Ferencváros
* Kanjiža, Serbia
* Kráľovský Chlmec, Slovakia
* Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania
Budapest X - Kőbánya
* Bălan, Romania
* Jarosław, Poland
* Letovice, Czech Republic
* Litochoro, Greece
* Štúrovo, Slovakia
* Vinkovci, Croatia
* Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom
Budapest XI - Újbuda
* Ada, Serbia
* Bad Cannstatt (Stuttgart), Germany
* Bahçelievler (Istanbul), Turkey
* Bene, Ukraine
* Berehove Raion, Ukraine
* District 1 (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam
* Prague 5 (Prague), Czech Republic
* Ruse, Bulgaria
* Sânzieni, Romania
* Târgu Mureș, Romania
* Trogir, Croatia
* Trstice, Slovakia
* Ustroń, Poland
* Yiwu, China
* Żoliborz (Warsaw), Poland
Budapest XII - Hegyvidék
* Arad, Romania
Budapest XIII
* Floridsdorf (Vienna), Austria
* Košice-Juh (Košice), Slovakia
* Ochota (Warsaw), Poland
* Osijek, Croatia
* Sovata, Romania
Budapest XIV - Zugló
* Ciceu, Romania
* Opava, Czech Republic
* Racibórz, Poland
* Racoş, Romania
* Steglitz-Zehlendorf (Berlin), Germany
* Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Budapest XV
* Dabas, Hungary
* Donji Kraljevec, Croatia
* Liesing (Vienna), Austria
* Linyi, China
* Marzahn-Hellersdorf (Berlin), Germany
* Nad jazerom (Košice), Slovakia
* Obervellach, Austria
* Sanming, China
* Topliţa, Romania
Budapest XVI
* Tây Hồ District (Hanoi), Vietnam
Budapest XVII - Rákosmente
* Gheorgheni, Romania
* Krosno County, Poland
* Lovran, Croatia
Budapest XVIII - Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre
* Artashat, Armenia
* Băile Tușnad, Romania
* Dąbrowa County, Poland
* Izvoru Crișului, Romania
* Moldava nad Bodvou, Slovakia
* Nesebar, Bulgaria
* Nin, Croatia
* Roding, Germany
* San Nicola la Strada, Italy
* Tiachiv, Ukraine
Budapest XIX - Kispest
* Krzeszowice, Poland
* Pendik (Istanbul), Turkey
* Smolyan, Bulgaria
* Sombor, Serbia
* Tășnad, Romania
* Vrbovec, Croatia
Budapest XX - Pesterzsébet
* Alushta, Ukraine / Russia
* Belin, Romania
* Cristuru Secuiesc, Romania
* Nowa Słupia, Poland
* Olgiate Comasco, Italy
* Nord-Ost (Frankfurt), Germany
Budapest XXI - Csepel
* Băile Tușnad, Romania
* Gănești, Romania
* Juankoski (Kuopio), Finland
* Kielce, Poland
* Neuenburg am Rhein, Germany
* Rijeka, Croatia
* Salonta, Romania
* Wołomin, Poland
Budapest XXII - Budafok-Tétény
* Baraolt, Romania
* Białołęka (Warsaw), Poland
* Bonn (Bonn), Germany
* Koson, Ukraine
* Kristianstad, Sweden
* Varna, Bulgaria
Budapest XXIII - Soroksár
* Nürtingen, Germany
* Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania
* Törökbálint, Hungary
* Tvarditsa, Bulgaria
External links
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* [http://www.hiszi-map.hu/catalog/index.php?cat=20 District I-X
street maps clearly showing boundaries]
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