Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg County

48°00′N 22°10′E / 48.000°N 22.167°E / 48.000; 22.167

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg vármegye
Descending, from top: Tur river near Sonkád, Earthwork of Szabolcs, and Downtown of Nyíregyháza
Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg County within Hungary
CountryHungary
RegionNorthern Great Plain
County seatNyíregyháza
Districts
Government
  President of the General AssemblyIstván Román (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
  Total
5,935.83 km2 (2,291.84 sq mi)
  Rank6th in Hungary
Population
 (2018)
  Total
558,361
  Rank3rd in Hungary
GDP
  TotalHUF 1,149 billion
€3.691 billion (2016)
Postal code
423x, 4244–4246, 4267, 43xx–49xx
Area code(s)(+36) 42, 44, 45
ISO 3166 codeHU-SZ
Websitewww.szszbmo.hu

Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg (Hungarian: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg vármegye, pronounced [ˈsɒbolt͡ʃ ˈsɒtmaːr ˈbɛrɛɡ]) is an administrative county (Hungarian: vármegye) in northeastern Hungary, bordering Slovakia (Košice Region), Ukraine (Zakarpattia Oblast), and Romania (Bihor and Satu Mare counties). It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Hajdú–Bihar and Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén. The capital of Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg county is Nyíregyháza.

Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg County was organised after World War II from the previous counties Szatmár–Ugocsa–Bereg and Szabolcs. Before 1991 it was called Szabolcs-Szatmár County.