Budapest, Hungary

Budapest
City
Capital City of Budapest Budapest főváros
From top, left to right: Hungarian Parliament, Fisherman's Bastion, Sándor Palace guard, Heroes' Square, National Theatre, St. Stephen's Basilica and Széchenyi Chain Bridge by night
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Heart of Europe, Pearl of Danube, Capital of Freedom, Capital of Spas and Thermal Baths, Capital of Festivals
Budapest
Coordinates: 47°29′33″N 19°03′05″E / 47.49250°N 19.05139°E / 47.49250; 19.05139Coordinates: 47°29′33″N 19°03′05″E / 47.49250°N 19.05139°E / 47.49250; 19.05139
Country	Hungary
Region	Central Hungary
Unification of Buda, Pest and Óbuda	17 November 1873
Boroughs	23 Districts I., Várkerület II., Rózsadomb III., Óbuda-Békásmegyer IV., Újpest V., Belváros-Lipótváros VI., Terézváros VII., Erzsébetváros VIII., Józsefváros IX., Ferencváros X., Kőbánya XI., Újbuda XII., Hegyvidék XIII., Angyalföld XIV., Zugló XV., Rákospalota, Pestújhely, Újpalota XVI., Sashalom XVII., Rákosmente XVIII., Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre XIX., Kispest XX., Pesterzsébet XXI., Csepel XXII., Budafok-Tétény XXIII., Soroksár
Government
• Type	Mayor – Council
• Body	General Assembly of Budapest
• Mayor	István Tarlós (Independent, supported by Fidesz)
Area
• City	525.2 km2 (202.8 sq mi)
• Urban	2,538 km2 (980 sq mi)
• Metro	7,626 km2 (2,944 sq mi)
Elevation	Lowest (Danube) 96 metres (315 feet) Highest (János hill) 527 m (315 to 1,729 ft)
Population (2015)
• City	1,759,407
• Rank	1st (9th in EU)
• Density	3,348/km2 (8,670/sq mi)
• Urban	2,927,944
• Metro	3,303,786
Demonym(s)	Budapester, budapesti (Hungarian)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code(s)	1011–1239
Area code	1
ISO 3166 code	HU-BU
NUTS code	HU101
GDP per capita PPP	€37,632 ($52,770)
Website	BudapestInfo Official Government Official
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
Type	Cultural
Criteria	(ii)(iv)
Designated	1987 (11th session)
Reference no.	400
UNESCO region	Europe and North America

Largest groups of foreign residents
Nationality	Population (2011)
Germany	18,278
Romania	6,189
China	4,692
Russia	3,124
Slovakia	2,581
Vietnam	2,518
Poland	2,252
Greece	2,041

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Location	Hungary
Type	Cultural
Criteria	i, ii, iv
Reference	400
UNESCO region	Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription	1987 (11th Session)

Budapest (Hungarian: [ˈbudɒpɛʃt]) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary, one of the largest cities in the European Union and sometimes described as the primate city of Hungary. It has an area of 525 square kilometres (203 square miles) and a population of about 1.8 million within the administrative limits in 2016. It is both a city and county, and forms the centre of the Budapest Metropolitan Area, which has an area of 7,626 square kilometres (2,944 square miles) and a population of 3.3 million, comprising 33 percent of the population of Hungary. Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the Danube river with the unification of Buda and Óbuda on the west bank, with Pest on the east bank on November 17, 1873.

The history of Budapest began with Aquincum, originally a Celtic settlement that became the Roman capital of Lower Pannonia.Hungarians arrived in the territory in the 9th century. Their first settlement was pillaged by the Mongols in 1241–42. The re-established town became one of the centres of Renaissance humanist culture by the 15th century. Following the Battle of Mohács and nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule, the region entered a new age of prosperity, and Budapest became a global city after its unification in 1873. It also became the co-capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a great power that dissolved in 1918, following World War I. Budapest was the focal point of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, the Hungarian Republic of Councils in 1919, the Battle of Budapest in 1945, and the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.