Pécs District

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Pécs District
Pécsi járás
Flag of Pécs District
Official logo of Pécs District
Pécs District within Hungary and Baranya County.
Pécs District within Hungary and Baranya County.
Country Hungary
CountyBaranya
District seatPécs
Area
 • Total623.07 km2 (240.57 sq mi)
Area rank3rd in Baranya
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total189,036
 • Rank1st in Baranya
 • Density303/km2 (780/sq mi)

Pécs (Hungarian: Pécsi járás) is a district in central part of Baranya County, Hungary. Pécs is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Transdanubia Statistical Region.

Geography[]

Pécs District borders with Komló District and Bonyhád District (Tolna County) to the north, Pécsvárad District and Bóly District to the east, Siklós District to the south, Sellye District, Szentlőrinc District and Hegyhát District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Pécs District is 40.

Municipalities[]

The district has 1 urban county, 1 town and 38 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities.

See also[]

  • List of cities and towns in Hungary

References[]

External links[]

Coordinates: 46°04′24″N 18°13′59″E / 46.07339273566154°N 18.233107650879663°E / 46.07339273566154; 18.233107650879663



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