Budapest | |
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Capital City of Hungary Magyarország fővárosa | |
Nicknames: Heart of Europe, Queen of the Danube, Pearl of the Danube, Capital of Freedom, Capital of Spas and Thermal Baths, Capital of Festivals | |
Coordinates: 47°29′33″N 19°03′05″E / 47.49250°N 19.05139°E | |
Country | Hungary |
Region | Central Hungary |
Unification of Buda, Pest and Óbuda | 17 November 1873 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor – Council |
• Body | General Assembly of Budapest |
• Mayor | Gergely Karácsony (Dialogue) |
Area | |
• Capital 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 m Highest (János Hill) 527 m (315 to 1,729 ft) |
Population | |
• Capital city | 1,752,286[1] |
• Rank | 1st (9th in EU) |
• Density | 3,388/km2 (8,770/sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,997,958[5] |
• Metro | 3,011,598[4] |
Demonyms | Budapester, budapesti (Hungarian) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code(s) | 1011–1239 |
Area code | 1 |
ISO 3166 code | HU-BU |
NUTS code | HU101 |
HDI (2018) | 0.901[9] – very high · 1st |
Website | BudapestInfo Official Government Official |
Official name | Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue |
Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv |
Reference | 400 |
Inscription | 1987 (11th Session) |
Extensions | 2002 |
Area | 473.3 ha |
Buffer zone | 493.8 ha |
Budapest is the capital and largest city of Hungary. It was made as such in 1873. In that year, three towns on the River Danube, namely Buda, Óbuda (Old Buda) and Pest were united. About 1.7 million people live in the city. Its highest place is János Hill (527 m).