Budapest, the capital of Hungary has 23 districts (Hungarian: kerület), each with its own municipal government.
Budapest was organized into 10 districts (numbered from I to X) in 1873 after the unification of the cities of Pest, Buda and Óbuda. The districts at that time:
In the 1930s, 4 new districts were organized, numbered from XI to XIV. On 1 January 1950, 7 neighboring towns and 16 villages were annexed to Budapest by creating 9 new districts, so the number of its districts increased to 22. District IV was annexed to District V and the number IV was given to the northernmost newly merged town, Újpest. Former district borders were also partly modified but the old numbering system is still clear on the map. In 1994, Soroksár left District XX, became the newest district and received the number XXIII.
Listed below are the ordinal numbers of the 23 districts of Budapest, their official names (if there is one), and the names of the neighbourhoods within the districts. Each district can be associated with one or more neighbourhoods named after former towns within Budapest.
| District | Name | Population (2016) | Area (km2) | Population density (people per km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. kerület | Várkerület ("Castle District") | 25,196 | 3.41 | 7388.8 |
| II. kerület | - | 89,903 | 36.34 | 2473.9 |
| III. kerület | Óbuda-Békásmegyer ("Old Buda-Békásmegyer") | 130,415 | 39.70 | 3285.0 |
| IV. kerület | Újpest ("New Pest") | 101,558 | 18.82 | 5396.2 |
| V. kerület | Belváros-Lipótváros ("Inner City - Leopold Town") | 26,284 | 2.59 | 10,148.2 |
| VI. kerület | Terézváros ("Theresa Town") | 38,504 | 2.38 | 16,178.1 |
| VII. kerület | Erzsébetváros ("Elisabeth Town") | 53,381 | 2.09 | 25,541.1 |
| VIII. kerület | Józsefváros ("Joseph Town") | 76,811 | 6.85 | 11,213.2 |
| IX. kerület | Ferencváros ("Francis Town") | 59,056 | 12.53 | 4713.1 |
| X. kerület | Kőbánya ("Quarry") | 78,414 | 32.49 | 2413.4 |
| XI. kerület | Újbuda ("New Buda") | 151,812 | 33.49 | 4533.0 |
| XII. kerület | Hegyvidék ("Highlands") | 58,171 | 26.67 | 2181.1 |
| XIII. kerület | Angyalföld-Újlipótváros-Vizafogó ("Angel's Field - New Leopold Town - Beluga Catching Area") | 120,256 | 13.43 | 8954.2 |
| XIV. kerület | Zugló | 124,841 | 18.13 | 6885.8 |
| XV. kerület | Rákospalota-Pestújhely-Újpalota | 80,573 | 26.94 | 2990.8 |
| XVI. kerület | - | 73,486 | 33.51 | 2192.9 |
| XVII. kerület | Rákosmente | 87,793 | 54.82 | 1601.4 |
| XVIII. kerület | Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre ("Saint Lawrence by Pest - Saint Emeric by Pest") | 101,738 | 38.60 | 2635.6 |
| XIX. kerület | Kispest ("Little Pest") | 60,731 | 9.38 | 6474.5 |
| XX. kerület | Pesterzsébet ("Elisabeth by Pest") | 65,321 | 12.19 | 5385.5 |
| XXI. kerület | Csepel | 76,911 | 25.75 | 2985.8 |
| XXII. kerület | Budafok-Tétény | 54,611 | 34.25 | 1594.4 |
| XXIII. kerület | Soroksár | 23,641 | 40.77 | 579.8 |
| All | Budapest | 1,759,407 | 525.13 | 3350.4 |
District I is a small area in central Buda (the western side), including the historic Castle. District II is in Buda again, in the northwest, and District III stretches along in the northernmost part of Buda.
To reach District IV, one must cross the Danube to find it in Pest (the eastern side), also at north. With District V, another circle begins: it is located in the absolute centre of Pest. Districts VI, VII, VIII and IX are the neighbouring areas to the east, going southwards, one after the other.
District X is another, more external circle also in Pest, while one must jump to the Buda side again to find Districts XI and XII, going northwards. No more districts remaining in Buda in this circle, we must turn our steps to Pest again to find Districts XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX and XX (mostly external city parts), almost regularly in a semicircle, going southwards again.
District XXI is the extension of the above route over a branch of the Danube, the northern tip of a long island (Csepel-sziget) south from Budapest. District XXII is still on the same route in southwest Buda, and finally District XXIII is again in southernmost Pest, irregular only because it was part of District XX until the mid-90s.
Capestrano, Italy
Carouge, Switzerland
Innere Stadt (Vienna), Austria
Lendava, Slovenia
Marlow, England, United Kingdom
Mukachevo, Ukraine
Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania
Old Town (Bratislava), Slovakia
Prague 1 (Prague), Czech Republic
Regensburg, Germany
Senta, Serbia
Śródmieście (Warsaw), Poland
Finike, Turkey Mosbach, Germany Żoliborz (Warsaw), PolandBudapest III – Óbuda-Békásmegyer[4]
Bemowo (Warsaw), Poland Billigheim, Germany Miercurea Ciuc, Romania Old Town (Košice), Slovakia
Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom Udine, ItalyBudapest V – Belváros-Lipótváros[5]
Bačka Topola, Serbia Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin), Germany Gheorgheni, Romania Inlăceni (Atid), Romania Old Town (Kraków), Poland Rakhiv, Ukraine Rimetea, Romania Rožňava, Slovakia Târgu Secuiesc, Romania Temerin, Serbia
Zadar, CroatiaBudapest VII – Erzsébetváros[7]
Karlovac, Croatia
Nevers, France
Safed, Israel Stari Grad (Belgrade), Serbia
Stavroupoli, Greece
Sveti Vlas (Nesebar), BulgariaBudapest VIII – Józsefváros[8]
Pescina, Italy Kanjiža, Serbia Kráľovský Chlmec, Slovakia Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania Bălan, Romania Jarosław, Poland Letovice, Czech Republic Litochoro, Greece Štúrovo, Slovakia Vinkovci, Croatia Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom Ada, Serbia Bad Cannstatt (Stuttgart), Germany Bahçelievler (Istanbul), Turkey Bene, Ukraine Berehove Raion, Ukraine
District 1 (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam Prague 5 (Prague), Czech Republic Ruse, Bulgaria Sânzieni, Romania Târgu Mureș, Romania Trogir, Croatia Trstice, Slovakia Ustroń, Poland
Yiwu, China Żoliborz (Warsaw), Poland Arad, Romania Floridsdorf (Vienna), Austria Košice-Juh (Košice), Slovakia Ochota (Warsaw), Poland Osijek, Croatia Sovata, Romania Ciceu, Romania Opava, Czech Republic Racibórz, Poland Racoş, Romania Steglitz-Zehlendorf (Berlin), Germany Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Dabas, Hungary Donji Kraljevec, Croatia Liesing (Vienna), Austria Linyi, China Marzahn-Hellersdorf (Berlin), Germany Nad jazerom (Košice), Slovakia Obervellach, Austria Sanming, China Topliţa, Romania Tây Hồ District (Hanoi), VietnamBudapest XVII – Rákosmente[18]
Gheorgheni, Romania Krosno County, Poland Lovran, CroatiaBudapest XVIII – Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre[19]
Artashat, Armenia Băile Tușnad, Romania Dąbrowa County, Poland Izvoru Crișului, Romania Moldava nad Bodvou, Slovakia Nesebar, Bulgaria Nin, Croatia Roding, Germany San Nicola la Strada, Italy Tiachiv, Ukraine Krzeszowice, Poland Pendik (Istanbul), Turkey Smolyan, Bulgaria Sombor, Serbia Tășnad, Romania Vrbovec, CroatiaBudapest XX – Pesterzsébet[21]
Alushta, Ukraine / Russia Belin, Romania Cristuru Secuiesc, Romania Nowa Słupia, Poland Olgiate Comasco, Italy Nord-Ost (Frankfurt), Germany Băile Tușnad, Romania Gănești, Romania
Juankoski (Kuopio), Finland Kielce, Poland Neuenburg am Rhein, Germany Rijeka, Croatia Salonta, Romania Wołomin, PolandBudapest XXII – Budafok-Tétény[23]
Baraolt, Romania Białołęka (Warsaw), Poland Bonn (Bonn), Germany Koson, Ukraine
Kristianstad, Sweden Varna, Bulgaria Nürtingen, Germany Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania Törökbálint, Hungary Tvarditsa, Bulgaria|
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