Újbuda

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Budapest - Újbuda
District
Coat of arms of Budapest - Újbuda
Coat of arms
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Country Hungary
Region Central Hungary
County Budapest
Government
 • Mayor Tamás Hoffmann (Fidesz)
Area
 • Total 33.47 km2 (12.92 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • Total 137,426
 • 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
Year Pop. ±%
1870 1,149 —    
1880 1,180 +2.7%
1890 3,092 +162.0%
1900 7,191 +132.6%
1910 23,457 +226.2%
1920 37,025 +57.8%
1930 52,337 +41.4%
1941 76,668 +46.5%
1949 86,804 +13.2%
1960 109,124 +25.7%
1970 161,437 +47.9%
1980 178,960 +10.9%
1990 174,509 −2.5%
2001 144,441 −17.2%
2006 136,503 −5.5%
2008 137,426 +0.7%

International relations

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Twin towns – Sister cities

Újbuda is twinned with:[3]

See also

Gallery

References

  1. History of Újbuda (Hungarian)
  2. Historical population of Újbuda (Hungarian Central Statistical Office)
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