Pest County

Pest County
Pest megye
Descending, from top: the Börzsöny Mountain in Nagybörzsöny village, landscapes of Vác, and landscapes of Kemence
Pest County within Hungary
Country Hungary
RegionCentral Hungary
County seatBudapest
Government
 • President of the General AssemblyIstván Szabó (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
 • Total6,393.14 km2 (2,468.41 sq mi)
 • Rank3rd in Hungary
Population
 (2015)
 • Total1,226,115[1]
 • Rank1st in Hungary
 • Density191.8/km2 (497/sq mi)
Postal code
20xx – 23xx, 2440, 2461, 260x – 263x,
2680 – 2683, 27xx
Area code(s)(+36) 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 53
ISO 3166 codeHU-PE
Websitewww.pestmegye.hu

Pest (Hungarian: Pest megye, pronounced [ˈpɛʃt]; German: Komitat Pest) is a county (megye) in central Hungary.

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