Pest County
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Pest County
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| Country | Hungary | ||
| Region | Central Hungary | ||
| County seat | Budapest | ||
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| • Total | 6,393.14 km2 (2,468.41 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 1,213,090  |
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Pest County (Hungarian pronunciation: [pɛʃt]) is a county (megye) in central Hungary. It covers an area of 6,393.14 square kilometres (2,468.41 sq mi), and has a population of 1,213,090 (2009). It surrounds the national capital Budapest and the majority of the county's population (65.2%/790,995 in 2009) live in the suburbs of Budapest. It shares borders with Slovakia and the Hungarian counties Nógrád, Heves, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Bács-Kiskun, Fejér and Komárom-Esztergom. The River Danube flows through the county. The capital of Pest County is Budapest (administratively separate).
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History
The present county Pest was formed after World War II, when the former county Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun was split in two parts (the other part is within present-day Bács-Kiskun). Pest County also existed in the early days of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary (11th century). Its territory comprised approximately the north-eastern part of present Pest County. It was combined with adjacent Pilis county before the 15th century. More information can be found at the entry of former Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun county.
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Demographics
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1870 | 330,089 | — |
| 1880 | 353,851 | +7.2% |
| 1890 | 395,142 | +11.7% |
| 1900 | 450,136 | +13.9% |
| 1910 | 524,320 | +16.5% |
| 1920 | 571,753 | +9.0% |
| 1930 | 633,257 | +10.8% |
| 1941 | 682,696 | +7.8% |
| 1949 | 686,953 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 781,505 | +13.8% |
| 1970 | 878,644 | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 973,830 | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 949,842 | −2.5% |
| 2001 | 1,083,877 | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 1,213,290 | +11.9% |
Ethnic groups (2001 census):
- Hungarians - 93.5%
- Germans - 1.7%
- Roma - 1.2%
- Slovaks - 0.8%
- Others - 0.5%
- Unknown (no answer) - 2.3%
Religions (2001 census):
- Roman Catholic - 53%
- Calvinist - 16%
- Lutheran - 3.8%
- Greek Catholic - 1.2%
- Others (Christian) - 1.3%
- Others (non-Christian) - 0.2%
- Atheist - 12%
- Unknown (no answer) - 12.5%
Regional structure
City with county's rights
- Érd (65,043) (since 2011)
Towns
(ordered by population, as of 2001)
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Villages
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Halásztelek - Palace
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Fót - Palace - aerial photo
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Aerial Photo: Visegrád - Upper Castle
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Galgahévíz - Szentandráspart
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Pomáz - Palace
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Zsámbék - Palece from above
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Tóalmás - Palace
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Solymár - Castle
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