Heves county (Hungarian: Heves vármegye, pronounced [ˈhɛvɛʃ]) lies in northern Hungary, between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest, Nógrád, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok. Eger is the county seat.
Heves county is a geographically diverse area; its northern part is mountainous (the Mátra and Bükk are the two highest mountain ranges in Hungary), while at south it includes a part of the Great Hungarian Plain. From south it is bordered by Lake Tisza, the largest artificial lake in Hungary. The average temperature is between 8 and 10 °C (higher on the southern parts of the county).
The county was a primary target for the Ottoman Empire during the Ottoman-Hungarian Wars where the Siege of Eger took place.
Religion in Heves County (2022 census – of those who declared their religion (60.7%))
In 2015, it had a population of 301,296 and the population density was 83/km2.
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 19,000), Germans (1,000) Slovaks (500) and Romanians (500).
Total population (2011 census): 308,882
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[4]Identified themselves: 279,714 persons:
Approx. 43,000 persons in Heves County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[5]
The Heves County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors,[6] with the following party composition:
The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election:[8]
Heves County has 1 urban county, 10 towns, 3 large villages and 107 villages.
(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)
Eger (56,569) – county seat
Gyöngyös (31,421)
Hatvan (20,519)
Heves (10,753)
Füzesabony (7,880)
Lőrinci (5,831)
Verpelét (3,786)
Bélapátfalva (3,092)
Kisköre (2,869)
Gyöngyöspata (2,586)
Pétervására (2,326)
Heves County has a partnership relationship with:[9][10]
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