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Pest County

county of Hungary
AdministrativeArea county_of_hungary Q188612
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Summary

Pest County is a county of Hungary[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of county of hungary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (687 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hungary[3]
  • Country: Hungary[4]
  • Capital: Budapest[5]
  • Shares border with: Budapest[6], Fejér County[7], Komárom-Esztergom County[8], Nitra Region[9], Nógrád County[10], Heves County[11], Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County[12], Bács-Kiskun County[13]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Aszód District[14], Budakeszi District[15], Cegléd District[16], Dabas District[17], Dunakeszi District[18], Érd District[19], Gödöllő District[20], Gyál District[21], Monor District[22], Nagykáta District[23], Nagykőrös District[24], Pilisvörösvár District[25], Ráckeve District[26], Szentendre District[27]
  • Flag: flag of Pest[28]
  • Part of: Central Hungary[29]
  • Commons category: Pest County[30]
  • Located in time zone: Central European Time[31]
  • Inception: February 1, 1950[32]
  • Highest point: Csóványos[33]
  • Official website: http://www.pestmegye.hu/[34]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Pest County[35]
  • Population: 1,237,561[36], 1,333,533[37]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[38]
  • Official name: Pest vármegye[39], Pest megye[40]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Pest County[41]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Pest County[42]
  • Native label: Pest vármegye[43]
  • Category for people buried here: Q53925611[44]
  • Area: 6393.14 km²[45]

Why It Matters

Pest County has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Related Entities

Hungary

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  34. [36] ↑ . Gazetteer of the Republic of Hungary, 1st January, 2011. wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Population data by settlement. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Pallor · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Pest vármegye'}, {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Pest megye'}, {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Pest megye'}
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  2. 15d ago · B.Zsolt · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.pestmegye.hu/
    Website → —
    Population → {'amount': '+1237561'}, {'amount': '+1333533'}
    Inception → +1950-02-01T00:00:00Z
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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