Újbuda

11th District of Budapest
Budapest XI. kerülete
Újbuda
District of Budapest
District XI

Flag

Coat of arms

Location of District XI in Budapest (shown in grey)
Coordinates: 47°28′30″N 19°02′24″E / 47.475°N 19.04°E / 47.475; 19.04Coordinates: 47°28′30″N 19°02′24″E / 47.475°N 19.04°E / 47.475; 19.04
Country Hungary
Region Central Hungary
City Budapest
Established 1 March 1934
Quarters[1]
Government
  Mayor Tamás Hoffmann (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area[2]
  Total 33.49 km2 (12.93 sq mi)
Area rank 8th
Population (2016)[2]
  Total 151,812
  Rank 1st
  Density 4,533/km2 (11,740/sq mi)
Demonym(s) tizenegyedik kerületi (“11th districter”)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 1111 ... 1119
Website www.ujbuda.hu

Újbuda (lit. New Buda) is the 11th district of Budapest (Hungarian: Budapest XI. kerület), Hungary. It is the most populous district of Budapest with 137,426 inhabitants (2008). Until the 1890s, Újbuda's present territory was a field south of the historical town of Buda. The construction of a new residential area started in the 1900s, the present district was formed in 1930.[3] From 1880 to 1980, Újbuda's population increased from 1,180 to 178,960.[4] There are boulevards, avenues with tram lines, and communist-era housing estates in the district. Line 4 of the Budapest metro passes through Újbuda.

Neighborhoods

Population

Ethnic groups (2001 census)
Religions (2001 census)
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18701,149    
18801,180+2.7%
18903,092+162.0%
19007,191+132.6%
191023,457+226.2%
192037,025+57.8%
193052,337+41.4%
194176,668+46.5%
194986,804+13.2%
1960109,124+25.7%
1970161,437+47.9%
1980178,960+10.9%
1990174,509−2.5%
2001144,441−17.2%
2006136,503−5.5%
2008137,426+0.7%

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Újbuda is twinned with:[5]

See also

References

  1. "94/2012. (XII. 27.) Főv. Kgy. rendelet - a közterület- és városrésznevek megállapításáról, azok jelöléséről, valamint a házszám-megállapítás szabályairól" (in Hungarian).
  2. 1 2 "A fővárosi kerületek, a megyei jogú városok, a városok területe, lakónépessége és a lakások száma" [The area of districts of the capital, of the towns with county's rights, resident population and number of dwellings]. Magyarország közigazgatási helynévkönyve 2016. január 1 [Gazetteer of Hungary 1st January, 2016] (PDF). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 2016. p. 21.
  3. History of Újbuda (Hungarian)
  4. Historical population of Újbuda (Hungarian Central Statistical Office)
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Újbuda története" [Újbuda - New in History, Twin Towns]. Rafia.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  6. "МЕЖДУНАРОДНО СЪТРУДНИЧЕСТВО НА ОБЩИНА РУСЕ - Побратимени градове". Община Русе [Municipality Ruse] (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  7. "Marosvásárhely" (in Hungarian). Ujbuda.hu. Retrieved 18 November 2011.


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