Zalaegerszeg (Hungarian: Zalaegerszegi járás) is a district in northern part of Zala County. Zalaegerszeg is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Western Transdanubia Statistical Region.

Zalaegerszeg District
Zalaegerszegi járás
Official logo of Zalaegerszeg District
Zalaegerszeg District within Hungary and Zala County.
Zalaegerszeg District within Hungary and Zala County.
Country Hungary
CountyZala
District seatZalaegerszeg
Area
 • Total1,044.70 km2 (403.36 sq mi)
 • Rank1st in Zala
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total102,798
 • Rank1st in Zala
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)

Geography

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Zalaegerszeg District borders with Vasvár District (Vas County) to the north, Zalaszentgrót District to the northeast, Keszthely District to the east, Nagykanizsa District and Letenye District to the south, Lenti District to the west, Körmend District (Vas County) to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Zalaegerszeg District is 84.

Municipalities

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The district has 1 urban county, 2 towns and 81 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve". ksh.hu. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
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46°50′20″N 16°50′38″E / 46.83890718754358°N 16.8437846202592°E / 46.83890718754358; 16.8437846202592