Budapest

Identification of metropolitan area

Updated: February 2008


The operating area of the Budapest Transport Organization Public Benefit Company (BKSZ Kht.) is mainly the Central Hungarian Region (the territory of Budapest and Pest County), including the administrative territories of Budapest and the surrounding 188 settlements.


Main figures :

BudapestMetropolitan area
Surface 525 km2 7.597 km2
Population 1.7 million 3.2 million
Employment 0.76 million jobs 1 million jobs
GDP 36% of Hungarian GDP 46% of Hungarian GDP

Local Governments in the Region : 189


Map of the region (BKSZ area)


Map showing the region within the country


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