Bács-Kiskun County
Bács-Kiskun County
Bács-Kiskun vármegye | |
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Bács-Kiskun County within Hungary | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Southern Great Plain |
| County seat | Kecskemét |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • President of the General Assembly | László Rideg (Fidesz-KDNP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,444.81 km2 (3,260.56 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st in Hungary |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 505,602 |
| • Rank | 5th in Hungary |
| GDP | |
| • Total | HUF 1,400 billion €4.497 billion (2016) |
| Postal code | 60xx – 65xx |
| Area code(s) | (+36) 76, 77, 78, 79 |
| ISO 3166 code | HU-BK |
| Website | www |
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Bács-Kiskun (Hungarian: Bács-Kiskun vármegye, pronounced [ˈbaːt͡ʃ ˈkiʃkun]) is a county (vármegye in Hungarian) located in southern Hungary. It was created by the merger of the pre-World War II Bács-Bodrog and the southern parts of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun counties. With an area of 8,445 km2, Bács-Kiskun is the largest county in the country, slightly larger than Cyprus. The terrain is mostly flat with slight emergences around Baja. The county seat and largest city of Bács-Kiskun is Kecskemét.
The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion.