List of districts in Budapest

Budapest, the capital of Hungary has 23 districts (Hungarian: kerület), each with its own municipal government.

The number of districts in Budapest

Budapest was organized into 10 districts (numbered from I to X) in 1873 after the unification of the cities of Pest, Buda and Óbuda. The districts at that time:

Buda: I, II
Óbuda: III
Pest: IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X

In the 1930s, 4 new districts were organized, numbered from XI to XIV. On 1 January 1950, 7 neighboring towns and 16 villages were annexed to Budapest by creating 9 new districts, so the number of its districts increased to 22. District IV was annexed to District V and the number IV was given to the northernmost newly merged town, Újpest. Former district borders were also partly modified but the old numbering system is still clear on the map. In 1994, Soroksár left District XX, became the newest district and received the number XXIII.

Districts

Listed below are the ordinal numbers of the 23 districts of Budapest, their official names (if there is one), and the names of the neighbourhoods within the districts. Each district can be associated with one or more neighbourhoods named after former towns within Budapest.

Buda is the hilly part on the west bank of the Danube (red cells in the table below), Districts I, II, III, XI, XII, XXII
Pest is the flat part on the east bank of the Danube (green cells in the table below). Districts IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXIII
Csepel is a big island in the south which barely belongs to Budapest. This part of the island is the District XXI and is also referred as Csepel.
Margaret Island is an island that is directly administered by the Municipality of Budapest (used to be part of District XIII) and is used as a recreational area
There is a third island called Óbuda Island (Óbudai-sziget) which forms parts of District III and hosts the Sziget Festival since 1993.

District number	District name	Neighborhoods	Sights
I.	Várkerület (Castle District)	Buda Castle, Tabán, Gellérthegy, Krisztinaváros, southern Víziváros	Buda Castle, Matthias Church, Hungarian National Gallery, Castle Hill Funicular, Sándor Palace, Fisherman's Bastion, Gellért Hill, Labyrinth of Buda Castle
II.	2nd District of Budapest	Adyliget, Budakeszierdő, Budaliget, Csatárka, Erzsébetliget, Erzsébettelek, Felhévíz, Gercse, Hársakalja, Hárshegy, Hűvösvölgy, Kővár, Kurucles, Lipótmező, Máriaremete, Nyék, Országút, Pálvölgy, Pasarét, Pesthidegkút-Ófalu, Petneházy-rét, Remetekertváros, Rézmál, Rózsadomb, Szemlőhegy, Széphalom, Szépilona, Szépvölgy, Törökvész, Újlak, Vérhalom, northern Víziváros, Zöldmál.	Tomb of Gül Baba, Mechwart Park, Cave of Szemlő Hill, Stalactite Cave of Pál Valley, Lukács Bath
III.	Óbuda-Békásmegyer	Óbuda, Aquincum, Aranyhegy, Békásmegyer, Csillaghegy, Csúcshegy, Filatorigát, Hármashatár-hegy, Kaszásdűlő, Mátyáshegy, Mocsárosdűlő, Óbudai-sziget, Remetehegy, Rómaifürdő, Solymárvölgy, Szépvölgy, Táborhegy, Testvérhegy, Törökkő, Ürömhegy, Újlak.	Ruins of Aquincum, Aquincum Military Amphitheatre, Római Part (Roman Beach), Zichy Castle
IV.	Újpest (New Pest)	Újpest, Megyer, Káposztásmegyer, Székesdűlő, Istvántelek.	Queen of Heavens Church, Synagogue of Újpest, Water Tower of Újpest
V.	Belváros-Lipótváros (Inner City-Leopold Town)	Inner City, Lipótváros	Parliament, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Gresham Palace, St. Stephen's Basilica, Vigadó Concert Hall, Ethnographic Museum, Hungarian National Bank, Károlyi Garden, ELTE Faculty of Law
VI.	Terézváros (Theresa Town)	Terézváros	Andrássy Avenue, Hungarian State Opera House, House of Terror Museum, St. Theresa of Ávila Church.
VII.	Erzsébetváros (Elizabeth Town)	Erzsébetváros	Dohány Street Synagogue, Rumbach Street Synagogue, Kazinczy Street Synagogue, St. Elizabeth of Árpád House Church, Reformed Church of Fasor, Madách Theatre, Gozsdu udvar, Hungária Bath (today: Continental Hotel Zara), New York Palace (today: Boscolo Budapest Hotel)
VIII.	Józsefváros (Joseph Town)	Józsefváros, Kerepesdűlő, Tisztviselőtelep	Hungarian National Museum, Erkel Theatre, Orczy Garden, Botanic Garden, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Kerepesi Cemetery, ELTE Faculty of Humanities
IX.	Ferencváros (Francis Town)	Ferencváros, Gubacsidűlő, József Attila-lakótelep	National Theatre, Palace of Arts, Kálvin Square Reformed Church, Assisi St. Francis Church, Zwack Unicum Museum, Ráday Street, Holocaust Memorial Center, Museum of Applied Arts, Corvinus University
X.	Kőbánya (Quarry)	Felsőrákos, Gyárdűlő, Keresztúridűlő, Kőbánya-Kertváros	Népliget (People's Park), Planetarium, St. László Church, Csősztorony (Keeper Tower)
XI.	Újbuda (New Buda)	Albertfalva, Dobogó, Gazdagrét, Gellérthegy, Hosszúrét, Kamaraerdő, Kelenföld, Kelenvölgy, Kőérberek, Lágymányos, Madárhegy, Őrmező, Örsöd, Péterhegy, Pösingermajor, Sasad, Sashegy, Spanyolrét, Tabán	Gellért Hill, Citadella, Liberty Statue, Budapest University of Technology and Economics St. Gellért Church, Kopaszi Dike, ELTE Faculty of Science
XII.	Hegyvidék (Highlands)	Budakeszierdő, Csillebérc, Farkasrét, Farkasvölgy, Istenhegy, Jánoshegy, Kissvábhegy, Krisztinaváros, Kútvölgy, Magasút, Mártonhegy, Németvölgy, Orbánhegy, Sashegy, Svábhegy, Széchenyihegy, Virányos.	Elizabeth Lookout Tower, Normafa
XIII.	13th District of Budapest	Újlipótváros, Angyalföld, Vizafogó, Népsziget, Göncz Árpád városközpont	Comedy Theatre, St. Margaret of Árpád House Church, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
XIV.	Zugló	Alsórákos, Herminamező, Istvánmező, Kiszugló, Nagyzugló, Rákosfalva, Törökőr, City Park	City Park, Heroes' Square, Zoo, Széchenyi Medicinal Bath, Gundel Restaurant, Vajdahunyad Castle, Petőfi Hall, Museum of Fine Arts, Hall of Art, Transport Museum, Municipal Grand Circus, Petőfi Hall, Ferenc Puskás Stadium
XV.	15th District of Budapest	Rákospalota, Pestújhely, Újpalota	Water Tower
XVI.	16th district of Budapest	Mátyásföld, Sashalom, Cinkota, Rákosszentmihály, Árpádföld, Kisszentmihály, Ilonatelep, Petőfikert, Nagyiccetelep, Szentgyörgytelep, Szabadságtelep, Huszkatelep	Mátyásföld Airport,
XVII.	Rákosmente	Rákoskeresztúr, Rákoscsaba, Rákoscsaba-Újtelep, Rákosliget, Rákoshegy, Rákoskert, Akadémiaújtelep, Madárdomb, Régiakadémiatelep	Statue of Heroes, Statue of Pope John Paul II, Rákos Stream, Merzse Marsh
XVIII.	Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre (Pest Saint Lawrence-Pest Saint Emeric)	Pestszentlőrinc, Pestszentimre	Ferenc Liszt Airport, Sándor Petőfi Statue
XIX. kerület	Kispest (Little Pest)	Kispest, Wekerletelep	Our Lady Church of Kispest
XX.	Pesterzsébet (Pest Elizabeth)	Gubacsipuszta, Kossuthfalva, Pacsirtatelep, Pesterzsébet, Pesterzsébet-Szabótelep	St. Elizabeth of Árpád House Church, Statue of Lajos Kossuth
XXI.	Csepel	Csepel	Little Our Lady Church, Tamariska Hill
XXII.	Budafok-Tétény	Budatétény, Nagytétény, Budafok	Czuba-Durozier Castle, Nagytétény Castle, Sacelláry Castle, Törley Castle, Törley Mausoleum, Memento Park
XXIII.	Soroksár	Soroksár	Heroes' Statue, Molnár Island
non-district	Margit-sziget (Margaret Island)	Margit-sziget	Dominican Monastery ruins, Franciscan Monastery ruins, Premonstratensian Convent, Water Tower, Japanese Garden, Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Palatinus Swimming Pool, Musical Fountain

List of districts by population, territory and population density

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District	Name	Population (2016)	Area (km²)	Population density (people per km²)
I. kerület	Várkerület ("Castle District")	25,196	3.41	7388.8
II. kerület	-	89,903	36.34	2473.9
III. kerület	Óbuda-Békásmegyer ("Old Buda-Békásmegyer")	130,415	39.70	3285.0
IV. kerület	Újpest ("New Pest")	101,558	18.82	5396.2
V. kerület	Belváros-Lipótváros ("Inner City - Leopold Town")	26,284	2.59	10,148.2
VI. kerület	Terézváros ("Theresa Town")	38,504	2.38	16,178.1
VII. kerület	Erzsébetváros ("Elisabeth Town")	53,381	2.09	25,541.1
VIII. kerület	Józsefváros ("Joseph Town")	76,811	6.85	11,213.2
IX. kerület	Ferencváros ("Francis Town")	59,056	12.53	4713.1
X. kerület	Kőbánya ("Quarry")	78,414	32.49	2413.4
XI. kerület	Újbuda ("New Buda")	151,812	33.49	4533.0
XII. kerület	Hegyvidék ("Highlands")	58,171	26.67	2181.1
XIII. kerület	Angyalföld-Újlipótváros-Vizafogó ("Angel's Field - New Leopold Town - Beluga Catching Area")	120,256	13.43	8954.2
XIV. kerület	Zugló	124,841	18.13	6885.8
XV. kerület	Rákospalota-Pestújhely-Újpalota	80,573	26.94	2990.8
XVI. kerület	-	73,486	33.51	2192.9
XVII. kerület	Rákosmente	87,793	54.82	1601.4
XVIII. kerület	Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre ("Saint Lawrence by Pest - Saint Emeric by Pest")	101,738	38.60	2635.6
XIX. kerület	Kispest ("Little Pest")	60,731	9.38	6474.5
XX. kerület	Pesterzsébet ("Elisabeth by Pest")	65,321	12.19	5385.5
XXI. kerület	Csepel	76,911	25.75	2985.8
XXII. kerület	Budafok-Tétény	54,611	34.25	1594.4
XXIII. kerület	Soroksár	23,641	40.77	579.8
All	Budapest	1,759,407	525.13	3350.4

Arrangement of districts

District I is a small area in central Buda (the western side), including the historic Castle. District II is in Buda again, in the northwest, and District III stretches along in the northernmost part of Buda.

To reach District IV, one must cross the Danube to find it in Pest (the eastern side), also at north. With District V, another circle begins: it is located in the absolute centre of Pest. Districts VI, VII, VIII and IX are the neighbouring areas to the east, going southwards, one after the other.

District X is another, more external circle also in Pest, while one must jump to the Buda side again to find Districts XI and XII, going northwards. No more districts remaining in Buda in this circle, we must turn our steps to Pest again to find Districts XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX and XX (mostly external city parts), almost regularly in a semicircle, going southwards again.

District XXI is the extension of the above route over a branch of the Danube, the northern tip of a long island (Csepel-sziget) south from Budapest. District XXII is still on the same route in southwest Buda, and finally District XXIII is again in southernmost Pest, irregular only because it was part of District XX until the mid-90s.

Twin towns - sister cities (districts)

Budapest I – Várkerület^[2]

Capestrano, Italy
Carouge, Switzerland
Innere Stadt (Vienna), Austria
Lendava, Slovenia
Marlow, England, United Kingdom
Mukachevo, Ukraine
Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania
Old Town (Bratislava), Slovakia
Prague 1 (Prague), Czech Republic
Regensburg, Germany
Senta, Serbia
Śródmieście (Warsaw), Poland

Budapest II^[3]

Finike, Turkey
Mosbach, Germany
Żoliborz (Warsaw), Poland

Budapest III – Óbuda-Békásmegyer^[4]

Bemowo (Warsaw), Poland
Billigheim, Germany
Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
Old Town (Košice), Slovakia
Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Udine, Italy

District IV – Újpest

Budapest V – Belváros-Lipótváros^[5]

Bačka Topola, Serbia
Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin), Germany
Gheorgheni, Romania
Inlăceni (Atid), Romania
Old Town (Kraków), Poland
Rakhiv, Ukraine
Rimetea, Romania
Rožňava, Slovakia

Budapest VI – Terézváros^[6]

Târgu Secuiesc, Romania
Temerin, Serbia
Zadar, Croatia

Budapest VII – Erzsébetváros^[7]

Karlovac, Croatia
Nevers, France
Safed, Israel
Stari Grad (Belgrade), Serbia
Stavroupoli, Greece
Sveti Vlas (Nesebar), Bulgaria

Budapest VIII – Józsefváros^[8]

Pescina, Italy

Budapest IX – Ferencváros^[9]

Kanjiža, Serbia
Kráľovský Chlmec, Slovakia
Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania

Budapest X – Kőbánya^[10]

Bălan, Romania
Jarosław, Poland
Letovice, Czech Republic
Litochoro, Greece
Štúrovo, Slovakia
Vinkovci, Croatia
Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom

Budapest XI – Újbuda^[11]

Ada, Serbia
Bad Cannstatt (Stuttgart), Germany
Bahçelievler (Istanbul), Turkey
Bene, Ukraine
Berehove Raion, Ukraine
District 1 (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam
Prague 5 (Prague), Czech Republic
Ruse, Bulgaria
Sânzieni, Romania
Târgu Mureș, Romania
Trogir, Croatia
Trstice, Slovakia
Ustroń, Poland
Yiwu, China
Żoliborz (Warsaw), Poland

Budapest XII – Hegyvidék^[12]

Arad, Romania

Budapest XIII^[13]

Floridsdorf (Vienna), Austria
Košice-Juh (Košice), Slovakia
Ochota (Warsaw), Poland
Osijek, Croatia
Sovata, Romania

Budapest XIV – Zugló^[14]^[15]

Ciceu, Romania
Opava, Czech Republic
Racibórz, Poland
Racoş, Romania
Steglitz-Zehlendorf (Berlin), Germany
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Budapest XV^[16]

Dabas, Hungary
Donji Kraljevec, Croatia
Liesing (Vienna), Austria
Linyi, China
Marzahn-Hellersdorf (Berlin), Germany
Nad jazerom (Košice), Slovakia
Obervellach, Austria
Sanming, China
Topliţa, Romania

Budapest XVI^[17]

Tây Hồ District (Hanoi), Vietnam

Budapest XVII – Rákosmente^[18]

Gheorgheni, Romania
Krosno County, Poland
Lovran, Croatia

Budapest XVIII – Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre^[19]

Artashat, Armenia
Băile Tușnad, Romania
Dąbrowa County, Poland
Izvoru Crișului, Romania
Moldava nad Bodvou, Slovakia
Nesebar, Bulgaria
Nin, Croatia
Roding, Germany
San Nicola la Strada, Italy
Tiachiv, Ukraine

Budapest XIX – Kispest^[20]

Krzeszowice, Poland
Pendik (Istanbul), Turkey
Smolyan, Bulgaria
Sombor, Serbia
Tășnad, Romania
Vrbovec, Croatia

Budapest XX – Pesterzsébet^[21]

Alushta, Ukraine / Russia
Belin, Romania
Cristuru Secuiesc, Romania
Nowa Słupia, Poland
Olgiate Comasco, Italy
Nord-Ost (Frankfurt), Germany

Budapest XXI – Csepel^[22]

Băile Tușnad, Romania
Gănești, Romania
Juankoski (Kuopio), Finland
Kielce, Poland
Neuenburg am Rhein, Germany
Rijeka, Croatia
Salonta, Romania
Wołomin, Poland

Budapest XXII – Budafok-Tétény^[23]

Baraolt, Romania
Białołęka (Warsaw), Poland
Bonn (Bonn), Germany
Koson, Ukraine
Kristianstad, Sweden
Varna, Bulgaria

Budapest XXIII – Soroksár^[24]

Nürtingen, Germany
Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania
Törökbálint, Hungary
Tvarditsa, Bulgaria

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