Újbuda

Budapest - Újbuda
District

Coat of arms
Country Hungary
Region Central Hungary
County Budapest
Government
 • Mayor Tamás Hoffmann (Fidesz)
Area
 • Total 33.47 km2 (12.92 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 137,426 (2,008)
 • Density 4,102.3/km2 (10,625/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

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 to the historical town of Buda. The construction of a new residential area started in the 1900s, the present district was formed in 1930.[1] From 1880 to 1980, Újbuda's population increased from 1,180 to 178,960.[2] There are boulevards, avenues with tram lines, and communist-era housing estates in the district. Line 4 of the Budapest metro is being constructed in 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:[3]

See also

Gallery

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Budapest_District_XI.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Újbuda.
  1. ↑ History of Újbuda (Hungarian)
  2. ↑ Historical population of Újbuda (Hungarian Central Statistical Office)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 "Újbuda története" [Újbuda - New in History, Twin Towns]. Rafia.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Marosvásárhely" (in Hungarian). Ujbuda.hu. Retrieved 18 November 2011.

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Coordinates: 47°28′30″N 19°02′24″E / 47.475°N 19.04°E