Zala County
Zala County
Zala vármegye | |
|---|---|
Zala County within Hungary | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Western Transdanubia |
| County seat | Zalaegerszeg |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • President of the General Assembly | Dr. Attila Pál (Fidesz-KDNP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,783.89 km2 (1,460.97 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 14th in Hungary |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 270,634 |
| • Rank | 16th in Hungary |
| GDP | |
| • Total | HUF 747 billion €2.398 billion (2016) |
| Postal code | 8353 – 839x, 874x – 879x, 880x – 883x, 8855, 8856, 886x – 889x, 89xx |
| Area code(s) | (+36) 83, 92, 93 |
| ISO 3166 code | HU-ZA |
| Website | www |
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Zala (Hungarian: Zala vármegye, pronounced [ˈzɒlɒ]; Croatian: Zalska županija; županija Zala) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia (Koprivnica–Križevci and Međimurje Counties) and Slovenia (Lendava and Moravske Toplice) and the Hungarian counties Vas, Veszprém and Somogy. The seat of Zala County is Zalaegerszeg. Its area is 3,784 square kilometres (1,461 sq mi). Lake Balaton lies partly in the county.