Counties of Hungary

Hungary is subdivided administratively into 19 counties (vármegyék, singular: vármegye) and the capital city (főváros) Budapest. The counties are further subdivided into 174 districts (járások, singular: járás). The capital Budapest is subdivided into 23 districts (kerületek, singular: kerület).

There are 25 cities with county rights (megyei jogú városok, singular: megyei jogú város), sometimes called urban counties. The local authorities of these towns have extended powers but they are not independent territorial units.

The current system of counties has evolved from medieval fiefdoms of the Kingdom of Hungary; each fiefdom was ruled from a castle (Hungarian: vár). Between 1950 and 2022, the counties of Hungary were officially called megyék (singular: megye). On January 1, 2023, the original historical name vármegye was officially restored.

List of counties


There are seven towns with county's rights in addition to the county seats:


 * Baja (Bács-Kiskun county)
 * Dunaújváros (Fejér county)
 * Esztergom (Komárom-Esztergom county)
 * Érd (Pest county)
 * Hódmezővásárhely (Csongrád-Csanád county)
 * Nagykanizsa (Zala county)
 * Sopron (Győr-Moson-Sopron county)