Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

has 3,152

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

as of July 15, 2013: 346 towns (Hungarian term: , plural: ; the terminology does not distinguish between

cities A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

and

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

s – the term town is used in official translations) and 2,806 villages (Hungarian: , plural: ) of which 126 are classified as large villages (Hungarian: , plural: ). The number of towns can change, since villages can be elevated to town status by act of the President. The capital Budapest has a special status and is not included in any county while 25 of the towns are so-called cities with county rights. All county seats except Budapest are cities with county rights. Four of the cities (

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

Miskolc Miskolc ( , ; ; Czech language, Czech and ; ; ; ) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 as of 1 January 2014, Miskolc is the List of cities and towns in Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, ...

Győr Győr ( , ; ; names of European cities in different languages: E-H#G, names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia region, and – halfwa ...

, and

Pécs Pécs ( , ; ; Slovak language, Slovak: ''Päťkostolie''; also known by #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the c ...

) have agglomerations, and the Hungarian Statistical Office distinguishes seventeen other areas in earlier stages of agglomeration development. The largest city is the capital, Budapest, while the smallest town is

Pálháza Pálháza () is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary, east from county capital Miskolc. History The area has been inhabited since ancient times. The village was founded in the 1320s and belonged to the Füzér estate. It was first me ...

with 1038 inhabitants (2010). The largest village is Solymár (population: 10,123 as of 2010). There are more than 100 villages with fewer than 100 inhabitants while the smallest villages have fewer than 20 inhabitants.

Largest cities in Hungary

Bold:

City with county rights A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

.
''Italics'':

Capital city A capital city, or just capital, is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state (polity), state, province, department (administrative division), department, or other administrative division, subnational division, usually as its ...

Over 100,000 (large cities)

Image:Széchenyi Chain Bridge in Budapest at night.jpg, Coa Hungary Town Budapest big

Budapest Image:Ref. Nagytemplom (5233. számú műemlék) 12.jpg, Coa Hungary Town Debrecen

Debrecen Image:Szeged cathedral in winter 2009 (1).JPG, Szeged Image:Lillafüred, Palace Hotel (1).jpg, Miskolc Image:GaziKaszimFotoThalerTamas1.jpg, Pécs Image:Győr, Városháza.jpg, Győr Image:Kossuthsquare.JPG, Nyíregyháza Image:Városi Tanácsház (2253. számú műemlék) 4.jpg, Kecskemét

50,000–100,000 (medium-sized cities)

Image:Szekesfehervar Orb and Episcopal Palace.JPG, Székesfehérvár Image:Szombathely püspöki palota és székesegyház.jpg, Szombathely Image:Érd - Castle.jpg, Érd Image:City hall Szolnok.jpg, Szolnok Image:Turul emlékmű (6477. számú műemlék).jpg, Tatabánya Image:Storno-ház Tűztorony és Városháza.jpg, Coa Hungary Town Sopron

Sopron Image:Fő utca 24 és 22 Kaposvár (68).jpg, Kaposvár Image:Evangélikus Rudolf Főgimnázium (2418. számú műemlék).jpg, Békéscsaba Image:Székesegyház (10682. számú műemlék) 6.jpg, Veszprém Image:Arany Bárány Szálló (11069. számú műemlék).jpg, Zalaegerszeg

50,000–30,000

Image:Eger 2 2012.jpg, Blason eger

Eger Image:Deák Ferenc tér 1, és Csengery út, Nagykanizsa - panoramio.jpg, Nagykanizsa Image:Town Hall, Dozsa Square, 2016 Dunakeszi.jpg, Dunakeszi Image:Hódmezővásárhely, Bankpalota SF.jpg, Hódmezővásárhely Image:Dunaújváros városháza.JPG, Dunaújváros Image:Szigetszentmiklós rk templom.jpg, Szigetszentmiklós Image:Cegléd. Tornyok - panoramio.jpg, Cegléd Image:Mosonmagyaróvár, Nepomuki Szent János-oszlop 2020 03.jpg, Mosonmagyaróvár Image:Baja, városháza 2021 01.jpg, Baja Image:Duna.menti.kerekparut4.jpg, Vác Image:Grassalkovich-kastély (7051. számú műemlék) 6.jpg, Gödöllő Image:Salgótarján belvaros ejjel.jpg, Salgótarján Image:Ózd légifotó.jpg, Ózd

29,000 – 24,000

Sources: Image:CentreSzekszárd.jpg, Szekszárd Image:Hajdúböszörmény Fő tér szökőkút.JPG, Hajdúböszörmény Image:Pápa városközpontjának légi felvétele, a Fő tér épületei.jpg, Pápa Image:Budaőrs - Kőhegy.jpg, Budaörs Image:Kiskunfelégyháza Rathaus 1.JPG, Kiskunfélegyháza Image:Vár (2485. számú műemlék) 2.jpg, Gyula Image:Főszékesegyház (6238. számú műemlék) 9.jpg, BlasonHU-esztergom

Esztergom Image:20190502 Fő tér Szentendre 1414 2082 DxO.jpg, HUN Szentendre COA

Szentendre Image:R. k. templom (Szent Bertalan) (5672. számú műemlék) 3.jpg, Gyöngyös Image:Templomdomb, Ajka.jpg, Ajka Image:Main church in Jaszberény.jpg, Jászberény Image:Sarlós Boldogasszony-templom, 2012-08-14 Siófok, Hungary - panoramio (10).jpg, Siófok Image:Orosháza, Hungary - panoramio (3).jpg, Orosháza Image:Hősök tere park, 2019 Kiskunhalas.jpg, Kiskunhalas Image:Megyeháza (3538. számú műemlék) 45.jpg, Szentes Image:Gyál Town Hall.jpg, Gyál Image:Szőke Gábor Miklós – Unikornis.jpg, Kazincbarcika Image:Reformed church, Hajdúszoboszló 04.JPG, Hajdúszoboszló

All other towns in Hungary

Sources: 24,000 – 15,000 15,000 – 5,000 < 5,000

Largest cities in Hungary in 1910

In 1910, the ten largest cities in the

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coro ...

(including Croatia-Slavonia) were: *1.

(the

capital Capital and its variations may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** Capital region, a metropolitan region containing the capital ** List of national capitals * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Econom ...

of Hungary): 880,371 *2.

Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...

: 118,328 *3. Szabadka (now Subotica in

Serbia , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ...

): 94,610 *4.

Debrecen Debrecen ( ; ; ; ) is Hungary's cities of Hungary, second-largest city, after Budapest, the regional centre of the Northern Great Plain Regions of Hungary, region and the seat of Hajdú-Bihar County. A city with county rights, it was the large ...

: 92,729 *5. Zágráb (then located in the

Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia The Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (; or ; ) was a nominally autonomous kingdom and constitutionally defined separate political nation within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was created in 1868 by merging the kingdoms of Kingdom of Croatia (Habs ...

, today Zagreb in

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

): 79,038 *6.

Pozsony Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. ...

(now Bratislava in

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

): 78,223 *7. Temesvár (now located in

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

): 72,555 *8.

Kecskemét Kecskemét ( ) is a city with county rights in central Hungary. It is the List of cities and towns of Hungary, eighth-largest city in the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun County, Bács-Kiskun. Kecskemét lies halfway between the ca ...

: 66,834 *9. Arad (now located in

): 63,166 *10.

Hódmezővásárhely Hódmezővásárhely (; also known by other alternative names) is a city with county rights in southeast Hungary, on the Great Hungarian Plain, at the meeting point of the Békés-Csanádi Ridge and the clay grassland surrounding the river Tisz ...

: 62,445 Out of Hungary's ten largest cities in 1910, five are now located outside of the Kingdom of Hungary as a result of post-World War I border changes.

References

External links

Subdivisions of Hungary

Gazetteer of Hungary (HCSO 2008)
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Cities And Towns In Hungary

Demographics of Hungary

Cities and towns