Veszprém County

Veszprém (, ; ) is an administrative county (vármegye) in Hungary. Veszprém is also the name of the capital city of Veszprém county.

Veszprém county

Veszprém county lies in western Hungary. It covers the Bakony hills and the northern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Vas, Győr-Moson-Sopron, Komárom-Esztergom, Fejér, Somogy and Zala. The capital of Veszprém county is Veszprém. The river Marcal runs along part of its western border. Its area is 4,613 km².

thumb|right|200px|Veszprém County on an old map

History

Demographics

In 2015, the county had a population of 346,647 and the population density was 77/km².

{| class="wikitable"

! Year

! County population

! Change

| 1949

| 294,289

|align="right"|

| 1960

| 337,836

|align="right"| 14.80%

| 1970

| 357,830

|align="right"| 5.92%

| 1980

| 377,746 (record)

|align="right"| 5.57%

| 1990

| 374,466

|align="right"| 0.87%

| 2001

| 369,727

|align="right"| 1.27%

| 2011

| 353,068

|align="right"| 4.51%

|2015

| 346,647

|align="right"| 1.85%

|2018

| 341,425

|align="right"| 1.52%

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans and Roma.

Total population (2011 census): 353,068

Ethnic groups (2011 census):

Identified themselves: 315,436 persons:

Hungarians: 299,410 (94.92%)
Germans: 8,473 (2.69%)
Romani: 5,162 (1.64%)
Others and indefinable: 2,391 (0.76%)

Approximately 51,000 persons in Veszprém County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

Catholic – 167,372 (Roman Catholic – 166,597; Greek Catholic – 719);
Reformed – 30,491;
Evangelical – 12,813;
other religions – 4,376;
Non-religious – 43,171;
Atheism – 3,915;
Undeclared – 90,930.

Regional structure

thumb|right|380px|District of Veszprém County

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

|-bgcolor="D0D8DD"

| align="center"|№

|style=width:175px; align="center"|English and Hungarian names

| align="center"|Area (km²)

| align="center"|Population (2011)

| align="center"|Density (pop./km²)

| align="center"|Seat

| align="center"|№ of municipalities

|align="center"|1

|Ajka District Ajkai járás

| align="right"| 320.71

|align="right"| 39,160

| align="right"| 122

|Ajka

| align="center"|11

|align="center"|2

|Balatonalmádi District Balatonalmádi járás

| align="right"| 239.75

|align="right"| 24,330

| align="right"| 101

|Balatonalmádi

| align="center"|10

|align="center"|3

|Balatonfüred District Balatonfüredi járás

| align="right"| 357.75

|align="right"| 23,849

| align="right"| 67

|Balatonfüred

| align="center"|22

|align="center"|4

|Devecser District Devecseri járás

| align="right"| 421.73

|align="right"| 15,079

| align="right"| 36

|Devecser

| align="center"|28

|align="center"|5

|Pápa District Pápai járás

| align="right"| 1,022.09

|align="right"| 59,310

| align="right"| 58

|Pápa

| align="center"|49

|align="center"|6

|Sümeg District Sümegi járás

| align="right"| 306.48

|align="right"| 15,358

| align="right"| 50

|Sümeg

| align="center"|21

|align="center"|7

|Tapolca District Tapolcai járás

| align="right"| 540.30

|align="right"| 34,256

| align="right"| 63

|Tapolca

| align="center"|33

|align="center"|8

|Várpalota District Várpalotai járás

| align="right"| 294.28

|align="right"| 37,882

| align="right"| 129

|Várpalota

| align="center"|8

|align="center"|9

|Veszprém District Veszprémi járás

| align="right"| 629.61

|align="right"| 83,288

| align="right"| 132

|Veszprém (town)

| align="center"|19

|align="center"|10

|Zirc District Zirci járás

| align="right"| 331.02

|align="right"| 19,386

| align="right"| 59

|Zirc

| align="center"|15

|-bgcolor="E5E4E2"

!colspan="2"| Veszprém County

| align="right"| 4,463.65

|align="right"| 353,068

| align="right"| 78

|Veszprém

! align="center"|217

Politics

thumb|275px|[[Veszprém County Hall.]]

The Veszprém County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 17 counselors, with the following party composition:

{| class="wikitable"

! colspan="2" style="background:#ccc" |Party

! style="background:#ccc" |Seats

! colspan="10" style="background:#ccc" |Current County Assembly