List of settlements in Hungary facts for kids

Hungary is a country in Europe that has many different kinds of places where people live, called localities. As of 2009, there were 3152 of these places!

The biggest city in Hungary is its capital, Budapest. It's a very large and busy place! On the other hand, the smallest town is called Pálháza, which had only 1038 people living there in 2010. The biggest village is Solymár, with over 10,000 people. Hungary also has many tiny villages, with some having fewer than 20 people!

Hungary's Biggest Cities

These are the largest cities in Hungary, with more than 100,000 people. They are important centers for the country.

Budapest is Hungary's capital and largest city.

Miskolc is a large city in northern Hungary.

Pécs is a historic city in the southwest.

Name	Population (2010)	Status
Budapest	1,721,556	Capital city
Debrecen	207,270	Regional center, county seat, urban county
Szeged	169,731	Regional center, county seat, urban county
Miskolc	169,226	Regional center, county seat, urban county
Pécs	157,680	Regional center, county seat, urban county
Győr	130,478	Regional center, county seat, urban county
Nyíregyháza	117,832	County seat, urban county
Kecskemét	112,233	County seat, urban county
Székesfehérvár	101,943	Regional center, county seat, urban county

Middle-Sized Cities (50,000 - 100,000 people)

These cities are also important, with populations between 50,000 and 100,000 people.

Kecskemét

Nyíregyháza

Székesfehérvár

Szombathely

Kaposvár

Veszprém

Sopron

Eger

Name	Population (2009)	Status
Szombathely	79,513	County seat, urban county
Szolnok	74,885	County seat, urban county
Tatabánya	70,333	County seat, urban county
Kaposvár	67,633	County seat, urban county
Békéscsaba	64,787	County seat, urban county
Érd	63,669	Urban county
Veszprém	63,405	County seat, urban county
Zalaegerszeg	61,774	County seat, urban county
Sopron	59,036	Urban county
Eger	56,429	County seat, urban county
Nagykanizsa	50,540	Urban county

Smaller Cities (30,000 - 50,000 people)

These cities are also important centers, with populations ranging from 30,000 to 50,000.

Cegléd

Baja

Szekszárd

Vác

Gödöllő

Gyöngyös

Pápa

Gyula

Esztergom

Name	Top Population	Status	County
Dunaújváros	48,187	Urban county	Fejér
Hódmezővásárhely	47,258	Urban county	Csongrád
Salgótarján	43,169	County seat, urban county	Nógrád
Dunakeszi	38,470		Pest
Cegléd	38,325		Pest
Baja	37,707		Bács-Kiskun
Ózd	34,930		Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Szekszárd	34,656	County seat, urban county	Tolna
Vác	34,115		Pest
Gödöllő	33,901		Pest
Szigetszentmiklós	33,759		Pest
Gyöngyös	32,607		Heves
Mosonmagyaróvár	32,605		Győr-Moson-Sopron
Pápa	32,583		Veszprém
Gyula	32,132		Békés
Orosháza	32,032		Békés
Hajdúböszörmény	31,636		Hajdú-Bihar
Ajka	31,334		Veszprém
Esztergom	30,928		Komárom-Esztergom
Kiskunfélegyháza	30,640		Bács-Kiskun

Other Towns in Hungary

Besides the big cities, Hungary has many other towns of different sizes. These towns are important for the people who live there and for the surrounding areas.

Here are some examples of towns with populations between 20,000 and 29,999:

• Békés
• Dombóvár
• Dunaharaszti
• Hajdúszoboszló
• Jászberény
• Keszthely
• Komárom
• Siófok
• Szentendre
• Szentes

And here are a few examples of towns with populations between 10,000 and 19,999:

• Balatonfüred
• Biatorbágy
• Budakeszi
• Kalocsa
• Kiskőrös
• Mátészalka
• Paks
• Sárospatak
• Sárvár
• Százhalombatta
• Tapolca

Hungary also has many towns with fewer than 10,000 people, and even some with less than 5,000. Each of these places has its own unique history and community!

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  Towns and villages in Hungary

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  Szentendre