Veszprém County

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox settlement Veszprém (Template:Langx, Template:IPA; Template:Langx) is an administrative county (vármegye) in Hungary. Veszprém is also the name of the capital city of Veszprém county.

Veszprém county

Veszprém county lies in western Hungary. It covers the Bakony hills and the northern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Vas, Győr-Moson-Sopron, Komárom-Esztergom, Fejér, Somogy and Zala. The capital of Veszprém county is Veszprém. The river Marcal runs along part of its western border. Its area is 4,613 km².

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Veszprém County on an old map

History

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Demographics

Template:Pie chart Template:See also In 2015, the county had a population of 346,647 and the population density was 77/km².

Year County population<ref>népesség.com, "Veszprém megye népessége 1870-2015"</ref> Change
1949 Template:Steady 294,289 Template:Steady
1960 Template:Increase 337,836 Template:Increase 14.80%
1970 Template:Increase 357,830 Template:Increase 5.92%
1980 Template:Increase 377,746 (record) Template:Increase 5.57%
1990 Template:Decrease 374,466 Template:Decrease 0.87%
2001 Template:Decrease 369,727 Template:Decrease 1.27%
2011 Template:Decrease 353,068 Template:Decrease 4.51%
2015 Template:Decrease 346,647 Template:Decrease 1.85%
2018 Template:Decrease 341,425 Template:Decrease 1.52%

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans and Roma.

Total population (2011 census): 353,068
Ethnic groups (2011 census):<ref>1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office Template:In lang</ref> Identified themselves: 315,436 persons:

Approximately 51,000 persons in Veszprém County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Template:See also Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:<ref>2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.19 Veszprém megye, Template:In lang [1]</ref>

Regional structure

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District of Veszprém County
№ English and
Hungarian names 		Area
(km²) 		Population
(2011) 		Density
(pop./km²) 		Seat № of
municipalities
1 Ajka District
Ajkai járás 		320.71 39,160 122 Ajka 11
2 Balatonalmádi District
Balatonalmádi járás 		239.75 24,330 101 Balatonalmádi 10
3 Balatonfüred District
Balatonfüredi járás 		357.75 23,849 67 Balatonfüred 22
4 Devecser District
Devecseri járás 		421.73 15,079 36 Devecser 28
5 Pápa District
Pápai járás 		1,022.09 59,310 58 Pápa 49
6 Sümeg District
Sümegi járás 		306.48 15,358 50 Sümeg 21
7 Tapolca District
Tapolcai járás 		540.30 34,256 63 Tapolca 33
8 Várpalota District
Várpalotai járás 		294.28 37,882 129 Várpalota 8
9 Veszprém District
Veszprémi járás 		629.61 83,288 132 Veszprém (town) 19
10 Zirc District
Zirci járás 		331.02 19,386 59 Zirc 15
Veszprém County 4,463.65 353,068 78 Veszprém 217

Politics

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Veszprém County Hall.

Template:Main article The Veszprém County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 17 counselors, with the following party composition:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Party Seats Current County Assembly
style="background-color: Template:Party color " |  Fidesz-KDNP 10 style="background-color: Template:Party color " |  style="background-color: Template:Party color " |  style="background-color: Template:Party color " |  style="background-color: Template:Party color " |  style="background-color: Template:Party color " |  style="background-color: Template:Party color " |  style="background-color: Template:Party color " |  style="background-color: Template:Party color " |  style="background-color: Template:Party color " |  style="background-color: Template:Party color " | 
style="background-color: Template:Party color " |  Jobbik 2 style="background-color: Template:Party color " |  style="background-color: Template:Party color " |                 
style="background-color: Template:Party color " |  Democratic Coalition 2 style="background-color: Template:Party color " |  style="background-color: Template:Party color " |                 
style="background-color: Template:Party color " |  Hungarian Socialist Party 1 style="background-color: Template:Party color " |                   
  Our Homeland Movement 1                    
style="background-color:Template:Party color|  Momentum Movement 1 style="background-color:Template:Party color|                   

Presidents of the General Assembly

List of presidents since 1990<ref>Önkormányzati választások eredményei Template:In lang</ref>
Imre Polgárdy (Fidesz-KDNP) 2014–

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Municipalities

Veszprém County has 1 urban county, 14 towns, 2 large villages and 200 villages.

City with county rights

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

Towns

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Villages

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References

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