Hungary has 3,152 municipalities as of July 15, 2013: 346 towns (Hungarian term: vĂĄros, plural: vĂĄrosok; the: terminology does not distinguish between cities and towns â theââterm town is: used in official translations) and 2,806 villages (Hungarian: közsĂ©g, plural: közsĂ©gek) of which 126 are classified as large villages (Hungarian: nagyközsĂ©g, plural: nagyközsĂ©gek). The number of towns can change, "since villages can be," elevatedââto town status by, act of the "President." The capital Budapest has a special status and is not included in any county while 25 of the towns are so-called cities with county rights. All county seats except Budapest are cities with county rights.
Four of the cities (Budapest, Miskolc, GyĆr, and PĂ©cs) have agglomerations. And the Hungarian Statistical Office distinguishes seventeen other areas in earlier stages of agglomeration development.
The largest city is the capital, "Budapest," while the smallest town is PĂĄlhĂĄza with 1038 inhabitants (2010). The largest village is SolymĂĄr (population: 10,123 as of 2010). There are more than 100 villages with fewer than 100 inhabitants while the smallest villages have fewer than 20 inhabitants.
Largest cities in Hungaryâ»
Bold: City with county rights.
Italics: Capital city.
Over 100,000 (large cities)â»
City / town | County | Population | Peak population | Metropolitan area (2024) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949 Census | 1990 Census | 2011 Census | 2022 Census | |||||
1. | Budapest | Budapest (Pest) | 1,590,316 | 2,016,681 | 1,733,685 | 1,685,342 | 2,113,034 (1989) | 2,830,540 |
2. | Debrecen | HajdĂș-Bihar | 115,399 | 212,235 | 211,340 | 199,858 | 217,706 (1994) | 255,602 |
3. | Szeged | CsongrĂĄd-CsanĂĄd | 104,867 | 175,301 | 168,048 | 158,797 | 178,878 (1994) | 194,844 |
4. | Miskolc | Borsod-AbaĂșj-ZemplĂ©n | 109,841 | 196,442 | 167,754 | 147,533 | 211,345 (1985) | 224,972 |
5. | PĂ©cs | Baranya | 89,470 | 170,039 | 156,049 | 139,330 | 172,177 (1994) | 169,043 |
6. | GyĆr | GyĆr-Moson-Sopron | 69,583 | 129,331 | 129,527 | 127,599 | 133,946 (2020) | 203,556 |
7. | NyĂregyhĂĄza | Szabolcs-SzatmĂĄr-Bereg | 56,334 | 114,152 | 119,746 | 116,282 | 119,746 (2011) | 160,514 |
8. | Kecskemét | Båcs-Kiskun | 61,730 | 102,516 | 111,411 | 108,120 | 112,233 (2010) | 171,664 |
Sources: |
50,000â100,000 (medium-sized cities)â»
City / town | County | Population | Peak population | Metropolitan area (2024) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949 Census | 1990 Census | 2011 Census | 2022 Census | |||||
9. | Székesfehérvår | Fejér | 42,260 | 108,958 | 100,570 | 95.045 | 109,762 (1993) | 148,002 |
10. | Szombathely | Vas | 47,589 | 85,617 | 78,884 | 78,190 | 85,932 (1994) | 110,701 |
11. | Ărd | Pest | 16,444 | 43,327 | 63,631 | 71,253 | 71,425 (2022) | Budapest |
12. | Szolnok | JĂĄsz-Nagykun-Szolnok | 37,520 | 78,328 | 72,953 | 66,061 | 80,859 (1994) | 107.009 |
13. | TatabĂĄnya | KomĂĄrom-Esztergom | 40,221 | 74,277 | 67,753 | 65,830 | 75,921 (1980) | - |
14. | Sopron | GyĆr-Moson-Sopron | 36,506 | 55,083 | 60,548 | 60,334 | 63,065 (2020) | - |
15. | KaposvĂĄr | Somogy | 37,945 | 71,788 | 66,245 | 59,397 | 74,101 (1979) | - |
16. | Békéscsaba | Békés | 44,053 | 67,157 | 62,050 | 55,164 | 68,044 (1980) | - |
17. | Veszprém | Veszprém | 20,682 | 63,867 | 61,721 | 55,910 | 65,789 (1994) | - |
18. | Zalaegerszeg | Zala | 21,668 | 62,212 | 59,499 | 54,428 | 62,908 (1994) | - |
Source: |
50,000â30,000â»
City / town | County | Population | Top population | Metropolitan area (2021) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1949 Census | 2011 Census | 2022 Census | ||||||
19. | Eger | Heves | 32,352 | 56,569 | 49,128 | 63,794 (1994) | - | |
20. | Nagykanizsa | Zala | 33,158 | 49,026 | 43,228 | 54,052 (1990) | - | |
21. | Dunakeszi | Pest | 11,029 | 40,545 | 43,858 | 43,990 (2021) | Budapest | |
22. | HĂłdmezĆvĂĄsĂĄrhely | CsongrĂĄd-CsanĂĄd | 49,417 | 46,047 | 41,634 | 54,486 (1980) | Szeged | |
23. | DunaĂșjvĂĄros | FejĂ©r | 3,949 | 48,484 | 42,099 | 60,736 (1980) | - | |
24. | SzigetszentmiklĂłs | Pest | 5,865 | 34,708 | 40,678 | 40,679 (2022) | Budapest | |
25. | Cegléd | Pest | 35,237 | 36,645 | 36,200 | 40,644 (1980) | - | |
26. | VĂĄc | Pest | 21,287 | 33,831 | 34,449 | 34,866 (1980) | Budapest | |
27. | MosonmagyarĂłvĂĄr | GyĆr-Moson-Sopron | 16,546 | 32,004 | 33,935 | 34,439 (2021) | - | |
28. | Baja | BĂĄcs-Kiskun | 27,936 | 36,267 | 33,140 | 39,822 (1994) | - | |
29. | GödöllĆ | Pest | 12,216 | 32,522 | 32,625 | 32,625 (2022) | Budapest | |
30. | SalgĂłtarjĂĄn | NĂłgrĂĄd | 32,571 | 37,262 | 31,312 | 50,120 (1980) | - | |
31. | Ăzd | Borsod-AbaĂșj-ZemplĂ©n | 29,184 | 34,481 | 31,022 | 48,636 (1981) | - | |
Source: |
29,000 â 24,000â»
Sources:
- SzekszĂĄrd (29 889)
- HajdĂșböszörmĂ©ny (29 374)
- PĂĄpa (29 019)
- Budaörs (28 864)
- Kiskunfélegyhåza (28 615)
- Gyula (28 409)
- Esztergom (27 897)
- Szentendre (27 641)
- Gyöngyös (27 576)
- Ajka (26 720)
- Jåszberény (26 516)
- SiĂłfok (26 329)
- OroshĂĄza (26 157)
- Kiskunhalas (26 129)
- Szentes (25 808)
- GyĂĄl (25 053)
- Kazincbarcika (24 186)
- HajdĂșszoboszlĂł (24 094)
All other towns in Hungaryâ»
Sources: 24,000 â 15,000
- Dunaharaszti (23 688)
- NagykĆrös (23,589)
- Tata (23,445)
- KomlĂł (23,388)
- MakĂł (22,747)
- Vecsés (20,673)
- Törökszentmiklós (20,323)
- Hatvan (20,250)
- Karcag (20,025)
- Keszthely (19,910)
- VĂĄrpalota (19,640)
- Békés (19,243)
- FĂłt (19,216)
- Paks (19,117)
- KomĂĄrom (18,786)
- SzĂĄzhalombatta (18,599)
- DombĂłvĂĄr (18,461)
- Göd (18,351)
- OroszlĂĄny (17,983)
- Monor (17,960)
- VeresegyhĂĄz (17,532)
- BalmazĂșjvĂĄros (17,421)
- MohĂĄcs (17,355)
- GyömrĆ (17,236)
- Szigethalom (17,156)
- HajdĂșnĂĄnĂĄs (17,038)
- Måtészalka (16,864)
- PomĂĄz (16,764)
- Dabas (16,728)
- MezĆtĂșr (16,502)
- KisvĂĄrda (16,489)
- MezĆkövesd (16,310)
- CsongrĂĄd (16,277)
- Szarvas (16,044)
- Kalocsa (15,986)
- TiszaĂșjvĂĄros (15,954)
- PĂ©cel (15,494)
- Tapolca (15,459)
- Balassagyarmat (15,280)
15,000 â 5,000
- BerettyĂłĂșjfalu (14,816)
- SĂĄrvĂĄr (14,797)
- SĂĄtoraljaĂșjhely (14,703)
- PĂŒspökladĂĄny (14,511)
- Abony (14,508)
- KiskĆrös (14,109)
- MĂłr (14,010)
- Budakeszi (13,939)
- Pilisvörösvår (13,903)
- Törökbålint (13,385)
- BonyhĂĄd (13,322)
- GyomaendrĆd (13,133)
- HajdĂșsĂĄmson (13,039)
- BalatonfĂŒred (13,038)
- BiatorbĂĄgy (12,932)
- TiszavasvĂĄri (12,818)
- HajdĂșhadhĂĄz (12,747)
- ĂjfehĂ©rtĂł (12,607)
- GĂĄrdony (12,600)
- NagykĂĄta (12,384)
- Kistarcsa (12,383)
- BĂĄtonyterenye (12,221)
- Albertirsa (12,188)
- NyĂrbĂĄtor (12,146)
- SĂĄrospatak (12,067)
- SĂĄrbogĂĄrd (12,038)
- MaglĂłd (12,037)
- Bicske (11,984)
- Dorog (11,855)
- ĂllĆ (11,774)
- Tiszakécske (11,743)
- KĆszeg (11,730)
- Pilis (11,518)
- Sajószentpéter (11,491)
- Körmend (11,419)
- Marcali (11,352)
- Lajosmizse (11,342)
- Isaszeg (11,264)
- Kiskunmajsa (11,216)
- KisĂșjszĂĄllĂĄs (11,182)
- TiszafĂŒred (11,091)
- Tolna (11,080)
- Celldömölk (10,827)
- Tiszaföldvår (10,741)
- Barcs (10,698)
- BudakalĂĄsz (10,673)
- SzigetvĂĄr (10,585)
- Heves (10,475)
- NagyatĂĄd (10,468)
- KapuvĂĄr (10,431)
- Csorna (10,406)
- Tököl (10,168)
- MezĆberĂ©ny (10,148)
- RĂĄckeve (10,069)
- Kerepes (9,904)
- Sarkad (9,808)
- HalĂĄsztelek (9,758)
- Edelény (9,516)
- Ăcsa (9,247)
- PĂĄsztĂł (9,212)
- NagykĂĄllĂł (9,211)
- SiklĂłs (9,147)
- Szeghalom (9,005)
- Szerencs (8,942)
- SzentgotthĂĄrd (8,872)
- Våsårosnamény (8,766)
- NĂĄdudvar (8,697)
- HajdĂșdorog (8,622)
- Derecske (8,612)
- BalatonalmĂĄdi (8,564)
- TĂșrkeve (8,563)
- JĂĄnoshalma (8,530)
- Dunaföldvår (8,501)
- Kecel (8,445)
- JĂĄszapĂĄti (8,442)
- KunszentmĂĄrton (8,324)
- KunszentmiklĂłs (8,309)
- TamĂĄsi (8,068)
- Fehérgyarmat (8,042)
- Ercsi (7,981)
- PolgĂĄr (7,908)
- SĂĄndorfalva (7,772)
- JĂĄszĂĄrokszĂĄllĂĄs (7,756)
- DĂ©vavĂĄnya (7,747)
- NyĂradony (7,714)
- Tura (7,689)
- DunavarsĂĄny (7,659)
- Kunhegyes (7,645)
- FĂŒzesabony (7,527)
- Soltvadkert (7,405)
- NyergesĂșjfalu (7,378)
- Lenti (7,348)
- Létavértes (7,108)
- Kistelek (6,968)
- Zirc (6,899)
- PolgĂĄrdi (6,856)
- Ăcs (6,793)
- VĂ©sztĆ (6,784)
- Mindszent (6,674)
- IbrĂĄny (6,662)
- Enying (6,651)
- Putnok (6,609)
- NyĂrtelek (6,535)
- BĂĄcsalmĂĄs (6,496)
- FelsĆzsolca (6,486)
- KerekegyhĂĄza (6,470)
- ZalaszentgrĂłt (6,448)
- BalkĂĄny (6,413)
- SzentlĆrinc (6,401)
- Fegyvernek (6,324)
- TĂ©glĂĄs (6,321)
- Nagyecsed (6,317)
- Solt (6,312)
- Encs (6,297)
- MartfƱ (6,237)
- AszĂłd (6,160)
- SĂŒmeg (6,133)
- Båtaszék (6,118)
- SzabadszĂĄllĂĄs (6,116)
- JĂĄnossomorja (6,099)
- MezĆkovĂĄcshĂĄza (6,059)
- ĂjszĂĄsz (6,054)
- MĂłrahalom (6,017)
- KozĂĄrmisleny (5,981)
- TĂłtkomlĂłs (5,902)
- Szécsény (5,883)
- TĂĄpiĂłszele (5,869)
- Pusztaszabolcs (5,847)
- Battonya (5,835)
- MezĆcsĂĄt (5,826)
- Kaba (5,807)
- Berhida (5,785)
- FĂŒzesgyarmat (5,752)
- BalatonboglĂĄr (5,673)
- NagyhalĂĄsz (5,660)
- Velence (5,619)
- IzsĂĄk (5,617)
- AlsĂłzsolca (5,606)
- Jåszfényszaru
- MartonvĂĄsĂĄr (5,592)
- LĆrinci (5,446)
- Zsåmbék (5,368)
- Kisbér (5,357)
- Jåszkisér (5,349)
- KomĂĄdi (5,341)
- Våmospércs (5,322)
- SzikszĂł (5,307)
- Tiszalök (5,305)
- MezĆhegyes (5,274)
- RĂĄkĂłczifalva (5,266)
- CsĂĄkvĂĄr (5,253)
- TĂĄt (5,241)
- Balatonlelle (5,235)
- ĂjkĂgyĂłs (5,009)
< 5,000
- CsurgĂł (4,932)
- Nyéklådhåza (4,865)
- MĂ©lykĂșt (4,841)
- NyĂrmada (4,839)
- Csenger (4,820)
- Kemecse (4,811)
- LĂĄbatlan (4,794)
- CsorvĂĄs (4,789)
- EmĆd (4,761)
- ĂrkĂ©ny (4,748)
- FonyĂłd (4,745)
- HĂ©vĂz (4,721)
- Nagymaros (4,717)
- Tiszacsege (4,684)
- Elek (4,659)
- RĂĄcalmĂĄs (4,561)
- Körösladåny (4,476)
- Aba (4,424)
- Kenderes (4,437)
- Tompa (4,413)
- Rakamaz (4,338)
- HarkĂĄny (4,303)
- Tab (4,301)
- Tokaj (4,282)
- SzendrĆ (4,249)
- Devecser (4,246)
- ZĂĄhony (4,237)
- VasvĂĄr (4,229)
- Demecser (4,173)
- AbĂĄdszalĂłk (4,160)
- Biharkeresztes (4,147)
- MĂĄndok (4,094)
- BalatonfƱzfĆ (4,084)
- TĂ©t (4,062)
- Letenye (4,060)
- Bodajk (4,015)
- Pannonhalma (4,001)
- PĂ©csvĂĄrad (3,994)
- Simontornya (3,986)
- DombrĂĄd (3,964)
- BaktalĂłrĂĄnthĂĄza (3,954)
- BĂłly (3,874)
- FertĆszentmiklĂłs (3,864)
- BĂĄbolna (3,840)
- Dunavecse (3,824)
- Verpelét (3,800)
- MezĆkeresztes (3,746)
- Ajak (3,709)
- Adony (3,686)
- BĂŒk (3,579)
- Vaja (3,534)
- MedgyesegyhĂĄza (3,527)
- FertĆd (3,396)
- Herend (3,367)
- Nagybajom (3,309)
- Csepreg (3,272)
- VĂ©p (3,266)
- Besenyszög (3,240)
- Lébény (3,229)
- BorsodnĂĄdasd (3,185)
- CigĂĄnd (3,058)
- SĂĄsd (3,053)
- AbaĂșjszĂĄntĂł (3,021)
- HajĂłs (3,013)
- BĂ©lapĂĄtfalva (2,979)
- LengyeltĂłti (2,952)
- ZalalövĆ (2,945)
- Kisköre (2,870)
- CsanĂĄdpalota (2,801)
- SajĂłbĂĄbony (2,761)
- RĂ©tsĂĄg (2,722)
- NyĂrlugos (2,683)
- Szob (2,660)
- Beled (2,632)
- RĂ©pcelak (2,625)
- Balatonkenese (2,554)
- Sellye (2,548)
- JĂĄnoshĂĄza (2,461)
- Gyöngyöspata (2,459)
- RudabĂĄnya (2,458)
- ZamĂĄrdi (2,422)
- KadarkĂșt (2,418)
- VillĂĄny (2,406)
- MĂĄgocs (2,316)
- NagymĂĄnyok (2,233)
- Balatonföldvår (2,150)
- MĂĄriapĂłcs (2,136)
- Badacsonytomaj (2,077)
- PĂ©tervĂĄsĂĄra (2,065)
- Gönc (2,053)
- Gyönk (1,999)
- Zalakaros (1,939)
- VisegrĂĄd (1,842)
- Pacsa (1,610)
- Igal (1,327)
- ĆriszentpĂ©ter (1,154)
- PĂĄlhĂĄza (1,050)
Largest cities in Hungary in 1910â»
In 1910, the ten largest cities in the Kingdom of Hungary (including Croatia-Slavonia) were:
- 1. Budapest (the capital of Hungary): 880,371
- 2. Szeged: 118,328
- 3. Szabadka (now Subotica in Serbia): 94,610
- 4. Debreczen: 92,729
- 5. ZĂĄgrĂĄb (then located in the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, today Zagreb in Croatia): 79,038
- 6. Pozsony (now Bratislava in Slovakia): 78,223
- 7. TemesvĂĄr (now located in Romania): 72,555
- 8. Kecskemét: 66,834
- 9. Arad (now located in Romania): 63,166
- 10. HĂłdmezĆvĂĄsĂĄrhely: 62,445
Out of Hungary's ten largest cities in 1910, five are now located outside of the Kingdom of Hungary as a result of post-World War I border changes.
See alsoâ»
- Regions of Hungary
- Counties of Hungary
- Districts of Hungary (from 2013)
- Subregions of Hungary (until 2013)
- Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary (until 1918)
- Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary (1941â44)
- NUTS:HU
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