Heves county (Hungarian: Heves vármegye, pronounced ) lies in northern Hungary, between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains.
It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest, Nógrád, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok. Eger is the county seat.
Heves County Heves vármegye | |
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Country | Hungary |
Region | Northern Hungary |
County seat | Eger |
Districts | |
Government | |
• President of the General Assembly | Róbert Szabó (Fidesz-KDNP) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,637.21 km2 (1,404.33 sq mi) |
• Rank | 16th in Hungary |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 295,792 |
• Rank | 14th in Hungary |
GDP | |
• Total | HUF 776 billion €2.492 billion (2016) |
Postal code | 300x – 304x, 32xx – 33xx |
Area code(s) | (+36) 36, 37 |
ISO 3166 code | HU-HE |
Website | hevesmegye |
Heves county is a geographically diverse area; its northern part is mountainous (the Mátra and Bükk are the two highest mountain ranges in Hungary), while at south it includes a part of the Great Hungarian Plain. From south it is bordered by Lake Tisza, the largest artificial lake in Hungary. The average temperature is between 8 and 10 °C (higher on the southern parts of the county).
The county was a primary target for the Ottoman Empire during the Ottoman-Hungarian Wars where the Siege of Eger took place.
In 2015, it had a population of 301,296 and the population density was 83/km2.
Year | County population | Change |
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1949 | 316,273 | n/a |
1960 | 347,856 | 9.99% |
1970 | 340,146 | -2.22% |
1980 | 350,360 (record) | 3.00% |
1990 | 334,408 | -4.55% |
2001 | 325,727 | -2.60% |
2011 | 308,882 | -5.17% |
2015 | 301,296 | -2.51% |
2018 | 295,792 | -1.86% |
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 19,000), Germans (1,000) Slovaks (500) and Romanians (500).
Total population (2011 census): 308,882
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 279,714 persons:
Approx. 43,000 persons in Heves County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
№ | English and Hungarian names | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | Density (pop./km2) | Seat | № of municipalities |
1 | Bélapátfalva District Bélapátfalvai járás | 180.89 | 8,978 | 50 | Bélapátfalva | 8 |
2 | Eger District Egri járás | 602.05 | 87,939 | 146 | Eger | 22 |
3 | Füzesabony District Füzesabonyi járás | 578.55 | 30,416 | 53 | Füzesabony | 16 |
4 | Gyöngyös District Gyöngyösi járás | 750.78 | 73,834 | 98 | Gyöngyös | 25 |
5 | Hatvan District Hatvani járás | 352.16 | 51,246 | 146 | Hatvan | 13 |
6 | Heves District Hevesi járás | 697.68 | 35,036 | 50 | Heves (town) | 17 |
7 | Pétervására District Pétervásárai járás | 475.07 | 21,433 | 45 | Pétervására | 20 |
Heves County | 3,637.25 | 308,882 | 85 | Eger | 121 |
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The Heves County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:
Party | Seats | Current County Assembly | |||||||||
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Fidesz-KDNP | 9 | ||||||||||
Opposition coalition | 6 |
List of presidents since 1990 | |
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Róbert Szabó (Fidesz-KDNP) | 2014– |
The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election:
Constituency | Member | Party | |
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Heves County 1st constituency | Gábor Pajtók | Fidesz–KDNP | |
Heves County 2nd constituency | László Horváth | Fidesz–KDNP | |
Heves County 3rd constituency | Zsolt Szabó | Fidesz–KDNP |
Heves County has 1 urban county, 10 towns, 3 large villages and 107 villages.
(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)
Heves County has a partnership relationship with:
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