Budapest : Identification of metropolitan area

Budapest is the capital and the largest city of Hungary, which also means that it is the country’s principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial and transportation centre. Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with the unification in 1873 of west-bank Buda and Óbuda with east-bank Pest. Budapest has 1.74 million inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2.1 million due to suburbanisation. The Budapest Commuter Area is home to 3.3 million people.

  Main city Main city and
agglomeration
Surface 525 km2 2538 km2
Population 1735711 2541835
Population density 3306 inh/km2 1001 inh/km2
Employment 888684 1303961
GDP/inh 6439000 HUF 4824000
Map showing the Hungarian regions within the country
Map showing the Hungarian regions within the country
Map of Budapest, the capital of Hungary, showing the 23 districts and the river Danube dividing Buda and Pest
Map of Budapest, the capital of Hungary, showing the 23 districts and the river Danube dividing Buda and Pest