Southern Transdanubia
Southern Transdanubia
Dél-Dunántúl | |
|---|---|
Region | |
 | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Transdanubia |
| Seat | Pécs |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,197 km2 (5,481 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
• Total | 852,420 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €11.564 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita (PPS) | €13,500 (2017) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| NUTS code | HU23 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.841[5] very high · 5th |
Southern Transdanubia (Hungarian: Dél-Dunántúl ['deːl ˈdunaːntuːl]) is a subdivision of Hungary as defined by the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). It is one of the eight classified NUTS-2 statistical regions of Hungary. The region incorporates the south-western parts of the country, and encompasses an area of 14,197 km2 (5,481 sq mi). It incorporates three counties –Somogy, Tolna, and Baranya. With a population of just over 0.85 million, it is the least populated of the all the regions in Hungary. The seat of the region and the largest city is Pécs.
Classification
[edit]The country of Hungary was organized into eight regions for administrative purposes by the amendments of Act XXI of 1996.[6] The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) organizes the country into three broader level sub-divisions.[7][8] These are classified as a NUTS-2 statistical regions of Hungary, and incorporate one or more counties within it.[9][10] The regions form the NUTS-3 territorial units under them.[6]
Geography
[edit]Southern Transdanubia incorporates the south-western parts of the country, encompassing an area of 14,197 km2 (5,481 sq mi).[1] The region is located in Central Europe, and is completely land locked as Hungary does not have access to sea.[11] It shares an international land border with Croatia in the south. It is bordered by Southern Great Plain to the east, Central Transdanubia to the north, and Western Transdanubia to the north-west.[12][13] The region is fertile, and rich in minerals. The region has numerous thermal springs.[13]
Sub-regions
[edit]Southern Transdanubia incorporates incorporates three counties –Baranya, Somogy, and Tolna.[9]
| County | Coat of arms |
Seat | NUTS Code | Area | Population (2019) |
Map | Districts | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baranya | 
|
Pécs | HU231 | 4,429.6 km2 (1,710.3 sq mi) | 360,704 | 
|
10 | 301 |
| Somogy | 
|
Kaposvár | HU232 | 6,065.06 km2 (2,341.73 sq mi) | 301,429 | 
|
8 | 245 |
| Tolna | 
|
Szekszárd | HU233 | 3,073.2 km2 (1,186.6 sq mi) | 217,463 | 
|
6 | 109 |
| Southern Transdanubia | Pécs | HU23 | 14,197 km2 (5,481 sq mi) | 879,596[15] | 24 | 655 | ||
Demographics and economy
[edit]With a population of just over 0.85 million,[2] Southern Transdanubia is the least populated of the all the regions in Hungary. The population is largely rural.[6]
The mineral wealth of the region has led to the establishment of several industrial zones and parks. Mining of uranium, coal, and limestone is carried out in the region. As 80% of the land in the region is arable, agriculture is a major economic activity. The region is a major center for wine production.[13] With the availability of coal, and the presence of the only Hungarian nuclear power station at Paks, the region is amongst the major producers of electricity in the country. Owing to the presence of water springs and Lake Balaton, Tourism is well developed in the region, and the region ranks third in the number of tourist visits in Hungary.[13]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b "Population on 1 January by NUTS 2 region". Eurostat. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "EU regions by GDP". Eurostat. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "GDP per capita in 281 EU regions in 2017". Eurostat. Europa web portal. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". Global datalab. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Regions of Hungary". Hungarian Statistical Office. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "NUTS classification". Eurostat. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Regions in the European Union: Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics" (PDF). European Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ a b "NUTS regions". Eurostat. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2066 of 21 November 2016 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS)". EUR-Lex. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Hungary". CIA World fact book. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "NUTS Maps: Hungary". Eurostat. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Southern Transdanubia". Eurostat. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Counties of Hungary" (PDF). Gazetteer of Hungary. 1 January 2019. ISSN 1217-2952. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Magyarország Közigazgatási Helynévkönyve" (PDF). Központi Statisztikai Hivatal (in Hungarian). 1 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
