Tolna County
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Tolna County Tolna megye |
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| Country | Hungary | ||
| Region | Southern Transdanubia | ||
| County seat | Szekszárd | ||
| Government | |||
| • President of the General Assembly | Tamás Fehérvári (Fidesz-KDNP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,703.16 km2 (1,429.80 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 15th in Hungary | ||
| Population (2011 census) | |||
| • Total | 230,361 | ||
| • Rank | 18th in Hungary | ||
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 702x – 7252, 7352 – 7361 |
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| Area code(s) | (+36) 74, 75 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | HU-TO | ||
| Website | www |
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Tolna (German: Tolnau), (Latin: Tolnensis) is an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary and in the former Kingdom of Hungary. It lies in central Hungary, on the west bank of the river Danube. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Somogy, Fejér, Bács-Kiskun, and Baranya. The capital of Tolna county is Szekszárd. Its area is 3703 km².
Tolna (in Latin: comitatus Tolnensis) was also the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was about the same as that of present Tolna county, is now in central Hungary. The capital of the county was Szekszárd.
In 2015, it had a population of 225,936 and the population density was 61/km².
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans (approx. 10,000) and Roma (8,500).
Total population (2011 census): 230,361
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 214 953 persons:
Approx. 32,000 persons in Tolna County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
The Tolna 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)
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