Újbuda
11th District of Budapest
Budapest XI. kerülete Újbuda | |
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| District XI | |
Location of District XI in Budapest (shown in grey) | |
| Coordinates: 47°28′30″N 19°02′24″E / 47.475°N 19.04°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Central Hungary |
| City | Budapest |
| Established | 1 March 1934 |
| Quarters | List
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Imre László (DK) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Zita Bakai-Nagy (DK) Anna Orosz (Momentum) Richárd Barabás (Dialogue) György Hintsch (MSZP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.49 km2 (12.93 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 151,812 |
| • Rank | 1st |
| • Density | 4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | tizenegyedik kerületi ("11th districter") |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1111 ... 1119 |
| Website | www |
Újbuda (lit. New Buda) is the 11th district of Budapest (Hungarian: Budapest XI. kerület), Hungary. It is the most populous district of Budapest with 137,426 inhabitants (2008). Until the 1890s, Újbuda's present territory was a field south of the historical town of Buda. The construction of a new residential area started in the 1900s, the present district was formed in 1930. From 1880 to 1980, Újbuda's population increased from 1,180 to 178,960. There are boulevards, avenues with tram lines, and communist-era housing estates in the district. Line 4 of the Budapest metro passes through Újbuda.