Budapest metropolitan area

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Budapest Metropolitan Area Budapesti Agglomeráció (Hungarian)
Map of Pest County
Country	Hungary
Region	Central Hungary
Largest city	Budapest (1,757,618 pop. in 2015^[1])
Area
• Metro	7,626 km² (2,944 sq mi)
Population ^[2]^[3]
• Metro	3,303,786
• Metro density	431.1/km² (1,117/sq mi)
GDP ^[4]
• Metro	€73.5 billion (2021)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

The Budapest metropolitan area (Hungarian: budapesti agglomeráció, pronounced [ˈbudɒpɛʃti ˈɒɡlomɛraːt͡sijoː]) is a statistical area that describes the reach of commuter movement to and from Budapest and its surrounding suburbs. Created by Hungary's national statistical office HCSO to describe suburban development around centres of urban growth, the surrounding a more densely built and densely populated urban area. As of 2014 the Budapest metropolitan area, with its 7,626 km² (2,944 sq mi), extends significantly beyond Budapest's administrative region (encompasses 193 settlements around the city), a region also commonly referred to as Central Hungary.^[5] It had a population of 3,303,786 inhabitants at the January 2013 census, making it the tenth largest urban region in Europe (Larger urban zones in Europe).^[6] 33% of Hungary's population resides in the region.

Economy

In 2021 Budapest's gross metropolitan product was €73.5 billion. This puts Budapest in 32nd place among cities in European Union.^[7]

Traffic

There are 4 subway lines, 36 tram lines, 18 suburban railway lines (operated by MÁV-Hungarian State Railways and BKV-Public Transport Company of Budapest also) and 601 bus lines in the metropolitan area (2006).

Motorways

Arterial motorways that also connects Budapest Metropolitan Area to the city center are M1 motorway (Hungary) from north-west, M2 motorway (Hungary) from north, M3 motorway (Hungary) from north-east with M31 motorway (Hungary) link, M4 motorway (Hungary) from east, M5 motorway (Hungary) from south-east with M51 motorway (Hungary) link, M6 motorway (Hungary) from south, M7 motorway (Hungary) from south-west.

M0 motorway (Hungary) ring-road of Budapest connects all arterial motorways.

Settlements of the Budapest metropolitan area

References

^ "Population by type of settlement - annually". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 11 Sep 2014. Retrieved 11 Sep 2014.
^ "Budapest City Review". Euromonitor International. December 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
^ "Members of EMTA". European Metropolitan Transport Authorities (EMTA). August 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
^ History of the Budapest Commuter Association (English) Archived October 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Gazetteer of Hungary, Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 2014" (PDF). Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat".

Budapest

Landmarks

Bridges	Árpád Bridge Elisabeth Bridge Liberty Bridge Margaret Bridge Megyeri Bridge Petőfi Bridge Rákóczi Bridge Széchenyi Chain Bridge
Castles and palaces	Buda Castle Danube Palace Fisherman's Bastion Gresham Palace Hotel Astoria Hotel Gellért Labyrinth of Buda Castle Nagytétény Castle New York Palace Vajdahunyad Castle
Government	Carmelite Monastery of Buda Sándor Palace Hungarian Parliament Building House of Magnates Hungarian National Bank Budapest City Hall
Memorials	Holocaust Memorial Center Kossuth Memorial Liberty Statue Little Princess statue Matthias Fountain Shoes on Danube Bank
Museums and galleries	Aquincum Museum Museum of Ethnography Geological Museum Kunsthalle Hospital in the Rock House of Terror National Gallery National Museum Natural History Museum Semmelweis Museum of Medical History Railway History Park Koller Gallery Memento Park Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library Müpa Budapest Museum of Applied Arts Museum of Fine Arts National Széchényi Library Transportation Museum Southeast Asian Gold Museum
Parks and gardens	Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden City Park City Park Ice Rink Gellért Hill Haller Park Fiume Road National Graveyard Margaret Island Népliget Normafa Óbuda Island
Religious buildings	Dohány Street Synagogue Gellért Hill Cave Inner City Parish Church in Pest Lutheran Church of Budavár Mary Magdalene Church Matthias Church Our Lady of the Snows Parish Church Palace Chapel Rumbach Street Synagogue Saint Anne Parish St. Catherine of Alexandria Church Stigmatisation of Saint Francis Church Szilágyi Dezső Square Reformed Church St. Stephen's Basilica Tomb of Gül Baba University Church Church of St. George
Sports venues	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium Bozsik Stadion Budai II. László Stadion City Park Ice Rink Danube Arena Szusza Ferenc Stadion Ferencváros Stadion Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Hungaroring-Formula One Illovszky Rudolf Stadion Kincsem Park Kisstadion MVM Dome National Athletics Centre Puskás Aréna Szőnyi úti Stadion László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
Squares and streets	Andrássy Avenue Citadella Danube Promenade Deák Ferenc Square Ferenciek Square Grand Boulevard Heroes' Square Hungary Boulevard Kossuth Square Liberty Square Oktogon Small Boulevard Széll Kálmán Square Váci Street Vörösmarty Square Móricz Zsigmond Square
Theaters and opera	Comedy Theatre Court Theatre of Buda Erkel Theatre Erzsébetliget Theatre Hungarian State Opera House Magyar Theatre National Theatre Vigadó of Pest
Thermal spas	Gellért Baths Király Baths Lukács Baths Rudas Baths Rácz Thermal Bath Széchenyi Medicinal Bath
Other	Anker Palace Café Gerbeaud Elizabeth Lookout Great Market Hall Gundel Restaurant Hungarian Academy of Sciences Millennium Underground Railway F-4 Object

Districts

Events and
traditions

Universities

Economy

Transport

History of Budapest
Category

v t e Cities in Budapest Metropolitan Area
1,000,000+	Budapest	Budapest Metropolitan Area
30,000+	Érd Dunakeszi Cegléd Gödöllő Vác Szigetszentmiklós Budaörs
20,000+	Szentendre Nagykőrös Gyál Fót Vecsés Dunaharaszti
10,000+	Százhalombatta Dabas Monor Abony Göd Pomáz Gyömrő Nagykáta Budakeszi Pécel Pilisvörösvár Szigethalom Albertirsa Isaszeg Törökbálint Pilis Veresegyház Budakalász Üllő Maglód Kistarcsa Biatorbágy Budakalász Tököl Kerepes Ráckeve

v t e Largest cities in Hungary
1,000,000+	Budapest
150,000+	Debrecen Szeged Miskolc
100,000+	Pécs Győr Nyíregyháza Kecskemét
50,000+	Székesfehérvár Szombathely Érd Szolnok Tatabánya Sopron Kaposvár Veszprém Békéscsaba Zalaegerszeg

v t e Counties (vármegyék) of Hungary
Baranya Bács-Kiskun Békés Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Csongrád-Csanád Fejér Győr-Moson-Sopron Hajdú-Bihar Heves Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Komárom-Esztergom Nógrád Pest Somogy Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Tolna Vas Veszprém Zala

v t e NUTS regions of Hungary
NUTS 1	Central Hungary Transdanubia Great Plain and North
NUTS 2	Central Hungary Central Transdanubia Northern Great Plain Northern Hungary Southern Great Plain Southern Transdanubia Western Transdanubia
NUTS 3	Bács-Kiskun Baranya Békés Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Budapest Csongrád Fejér Győr-Moson-Sopron Hajdú-Bihar Heves Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Komárom-Esztergom Nógrád Pest Somogy Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Tolna Vas Veszprém Zala