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Csongrad County

Csongrád County
Csongrád megye  (Hungarian)
Counties of Hungary
Maros river embankment near Mako
Arrival of the Hungarians Cathedral of Szeged)
Descending, from top: the Maros river embankment near Makó, Arrival of the Hungarians, and Cathedral of Szeged
Flag of Csongrád County
Flag
Coat of arms of Csongrád County
Coat of arms
Csongrád County within Hungary
Csongrád County within Hungary
Country Hungary
Region Southern Great Plain
County seat Szeged
Government
 • President of the General Assembly Béla Kakas (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
 • Total 4,262.71 km2 (1,645.84 sq mi)
Area rank 12th in Hungary
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 417,456
 • Rank 8th in Hungary
 • Density 98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Postal code 66xx – 69xx
Area code(s) (+36) 62, 63
ISO 3166 code HU-CS
Website www.csongrad-megye.hu

This article is about the county. For the town see Csongrád. For the historical comitatus see Csongrád County (former).

Csongrád (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʃonɡraːd]) is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in southern Hungary, on the both sides of the river Tisza, on the border with Serbia and Romania. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Bács-Kiskun, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok and Békés. The administrative centre of Csongrád county is Szeged. The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion.

This county has a total area of 4,263 km2 (1,646 sq mi) – 4,58% of Hungary.

The area of Csongrád County is flat. It has a high number of sunshine hours and excellent soil, which makes it the most important agricultural area of Hungary. Its most famous products are paprika from Szeged and onion from Makó, but grain, vegetables and fruits are also significant. Half of the onion, paprika and vegetables produced in Hungary are from Csongrád. The county is also rich in oil and natural gas.

The highest point is Ásotthalom (125 m), the lowest is Gyálarét (78 m; lowest point of Hungary).

After the Ottoman occupation, in 1715 the county was nearly uninhabited, the population density was less than 5/km2. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the county was repopulated by ethnic Hungarians from the relatively overpopulated northern and western counties of the Kingdom of Hungary. Now, the county is home for 423,826 people (216,936 people live in urban counties) with a population density is 100/km2. It has a Hungarian majority.


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