16th district of Budapest
District of Budapest in Central Hungary, Hungary
16th District of Budapest Budapest XVI. kerülete | |
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District XVI | |
Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of District XVI in Budapest (shown in grey) | |
Coordinates: 47°31′13″N 19°10′26″E / 47.52028°N 19.17389°E / 47.52028; 19.17389 | |
Country | Hungary |
Region | Central Hungary |
City | Budapest |
Established | 1 January 1950 |
Quarters[1] | List
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Government | |
• Mayor | Péter Kovács (Fidesz-KDNP) |
Area | |
• Total | 33.51 km2 (12.94 sq mi) |
• Rank | 7th |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 73,486 |
• Rank | 13th |
• Density | 2,192/km2 (5,680/sq mi) |
Demonym | tizenhatodik kerületi ("16th districter") |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 1161 ... 1165 |
Website | www |
16th District is the 16th district of Budapest, Hungary.
It consists of these parts: Árpádföld, Cinkota, Mátyásföld, Sashalom, Rákosszentmihály.
Sport
The oldest football and athletics team is Rákosszentmihályi AFC that competes in the Budapest Bajnokság I.
THSE Sashalom (or THSE Szabadkikötő) currently competes in the 2018-19 Nemzeti Bajnokság III.
Sightseeing
Education
The College of International Management and Business Faculty of the Budapest Business School is located in the district.
Cinkota is also the home of the secondary school, Szerb Antal Gimnázium.
List of mayors
Member | Party | Date | |
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Gábor Fekete | Fidesz | 1990–1994 | |
Attila Kovács | MDF | 1994–1998 | |
Lajos Mátyás Szabó | MSZP | 1998–2006 | |
Péter Kovács | Fidesz | 2006– |
Twin towns – sister cities
16th district of Budapest is twinned with:[3]
- Tây Hồ District (Hanoi), Vietnam
References
- ^ "94/2012. (XII. 27.) Főv. Kgy. rendelet - a közterület- és városrésznevek megállapításáról, azok jelöléséről, valamint a házszám-megállapítás szabályairól" (in Hungarian).
- ^ a b "A fővárosi kerületek, a megyei jogú városok, a városok területe, lakónépessége és a lakások száma" [The area of districts of the capital, of the towns with county's rights, resident population and number of dwellings]. Magyarország közigazgatási helynévkönyve 2016. január 1 [Gazetteer of Hungary 1 January 2016] (PDF). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 2016. p. 21.
- ^ "Megnyílt a Szentmihályi Kulturális Központ a János utcában" (in Hungarian). Budapest XVI. Kerület. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Budapest District XVI.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for East Pest.
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- I. Várkerület
- II. 2nd district
- III. Óbuda-Békásmegyer
- IV. Újpest
- V. Belváros-Lipótváros
- VI. Terézváros
- VII. Erzsébetváros
- VIII. Józsefváros
- IX. Ferencváros
- X. Kőbánya
- XI. Újbuda
- XII. Hegyvidék
- XIII. 13th district
- XIV. Zugló
- XV. 15th district
- XVI. 16th district
- XVII. Rákosmente
- XVIII. Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre
- XIX. Kispest
- XX. Pesterzsébet
- XXI. Csepel
- XXII. Budafok-Tétény
- XXIII. Soroksár
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- Budapest University of Technology
- Corvinus University
- Eötvös Loránd University
- Hungarian University of Fine Arts
- Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
- Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
- National University of Public Service
- Óbuda University
- Semmelweis University
- University of Physical Education
- Academy of Drama and Film
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- Budapest University of Jewish Studies
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- Károli Gáspár University of Reformed Church
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