Heves County
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Heves County Heves megye (Hungarian) |
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| Country | Hungary | ||
| Region | Northern Hungary | ||
| County seat | Eger | ||
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| • President of the General Assembly | Róbert Szabó (Fidesz-KDNP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,637.21 km2 (1,404.33 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 16th in Hungary | ||
| Population (2011 census) | |||
| • Total | 308,882 | ||
| • Rank | 14th in Hungary | ||
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 300x – 304x, 32xx – 33xx |
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| Area code(s) | (+36) 36, 37 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | HU-HE | ||
| Website | www |
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Heves county lies in northern Hungary. It lies between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest, Nógrád, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok. Eger is the county seat.
Heves county is a geographically diverse area; its northern part is mountainous (the Mátra and Bükk are the two highest mountain ranges in Hungary), while at south it includes a part of the Great Hungarian Plain. From south it is bordered by Lake Tisza, the largest artificial lake in Hungary. The average temperature is between 8 and 10 °C (higher on the southern parts of the county).
In 2015, it had a population of 301,296 and the population density was 83/km².
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 19,000), Germans (1,000) Slovaks (500) and Romanians (500).
Total population (2011 census): 308,882
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 279 714 persons:
Approx. 43,000 persons in Heves County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
The Heves County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:
(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)
municipalities are large villages.
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