The2nd district of Budapestis adistrictofBudapest,Hungary.It has an area of 36.34 km2and is situated to the south of the3rd districtand to the north of the1st districtand the12th district.
2nd District of Budapest
Budapest II. kerülete | |
|---|---|
| District II | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of District II in Budapest (shown in grey) | |
| Coordinates:47°31′20″N19°01′25″E/ 47.52222°N 19.02361°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Central Hungary |
| City | Budapest |
| Established | 17 November 1873 |
| Quarters[1] | List
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| Government | |
| •Mayor | Gergely Őrsi(Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.34 km2(14.03 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 89,903 |
| • Rank | 7th |
| • Density | 2,473/km2(6,410/sq mi) |
| Demonym | második kerületi ( "2nd districter" ) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
| Postal code | 1021... 1029 |
| Website | www |
Notable places
edit- Széll Kálmán tér,one of the city's biggest transport interchanges.
- Mammut shopping centre
- Central Statistical Office Library,one of the largest public libraries in Budapest
- Millenáris Park
- Church of Our Lady of Sarlós,a historic Roman Catholic church built in the 18th century
Politics
editThe current mayor of II. District of Budapest isGergely Örsi(MSZP).
The District Assembly, elected at the2019 local government elections,is made up of 21 members (1 Mayor, 14 Individual constituencies MEPs and 6 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:[3]
| Party | Seats | Current District Assembly | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition coalition[a] | 12 | M | ||||||||||||
| Fidesz-KDNP | 8 | |||||||||||||
| MKKP | 1 | |||||||||||||
List of mayors
edit| Member | Party | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gyula Póta | SZDSZ | 1990–1998 | |
| György B. Bencze | Fidesz | 1998–2002 | |
| Csaba Horváth | MSZP | 2002–2006 | |
| Zsolt Láng | Fidesz | 2006–2019 | |
| Gergely Örsi | MSZP | 2019– | |
| Ind. | |||
Twin towns – sister cities
edit2nd district of Budapest is twinned with:[4]
Beşiktaş,Turkey- Finike,Turkey
Mosbach,Germany
Żoliborz (Warsaw),Poland
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^"94/2012. (XII. 27.) Főv. Kgy. rendelet - a közterület- és városrésznevek megállapításáról, azok jelöléséről, valamint a házszám-megállapítás szabályairól"(in Hungarian).
- ^ab"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 1 January 2016](PDF).Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 2016. p. 21.
- ^"Városi közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 - Budapest II. kerület".valasztas.hu.Retrieved29 October2019.
- ^"Testvérvárosaink"(in Hungarian). Második kerület Budapest.Retrieved14 January2023.
External links
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