List of regions of Hungary
There are eight statistical regions of Hungary, These regions consist of the 19 Counties of Hungary and the capital city. There were seven regions created in 1999 by the Law 1999/XCII amending Law 1996/XXI but since 2018 the capital Budapest has left the Central Hungary region and become its own region.
| Name of the region | Regional centre | Area (km2) | Population | Density (/km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Hungary (Észak-Magyaroszág) | Miskolc | 13,426 | 1,102,064 | 82 |
| Northern Great Plain (Észak-Alföld) | Debrecen | 17,723 | 1,423,751 | 80 |
| Southern Great Plain (Dél-Alföld) | Szeged | 18,336 | 1,213,595 | 66 |
| Budapest (Budapest) | [n.a.] | 510 | 1,706,851 | 3,347 |
| Central Hungary (Közép-Magyarország) | Budapest | 6,281 | 1,325,036 | 211 |
| Central Transdanubia (Közép-Dunántúl) | Székesfehérvár | 11,329 | 1,060,703 | 94 |
| Western Transdanubia (Nyugat-Dunántúl) | Győr | 11,086 | 983,933 | 89 |
| Southern Transdanubia (Dél-Dunántúl) | Pécs | 14,197 | 900,868 | 63 |
- Northern Hungary includes the counties Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Heves and Nógrád.
- Northern Great Plain includes the counties Hajdú-Bihar, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg.
- Southern Great Plain includes the counties Bács-Kiskun, Békés and Csongrád-Csanád.
- Central Hungary includes the county of Pest.
- Budapest includes the capital Budapest.
- Central Transdanubia includes the counties Komárom-Esztergom, Fejér and Veszprém.
- Western Transdanubia includes the counties Győr-Moson-Sopron, Vas, Zala.
- Southern Transdanubia includes the counties Baranya, Somogy and Tolna.