Hungary is subdivided administratively into 19counties (vármegyék, singular:vármegye) and the capital city (főváros)Budapest. The counties are further subdivided into 174districts (járások, singular:járás). The capital Budapest is subdivided into23 districts (kerületek, singular:kerület).[1]
There are 25cities with county rights (megyei jogú városok, singular:megyei jogú város), sometimes called urban counties. The local authorities of these towns have extended powers but they are not independent territorial units.
The current system of counties has evolved from medievalfiefdoms of theKingdom of Hungary; each fiefdom was ruled from a castle (Hungarian:vár). Between 1950 and 2022, the counties of Hungary were officially calledmegyék (singular:megye). On 1 January 2023, the original historical namevármegye was officially restored.
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