Óbuda-Békásmegyer

Óbuda-Békásmegyer is the 3rd district of Budapest, Hungary.

3rd District of Budapest

Budapest III. kerülete

Óbuda-Békásmegyer
District of Budapest
District III
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of District III in Budapest (shown in grey)
Coordinates: 47.5674°N 19.0370°E / 47.5674; 19.0370
CountryHungary
RegionCentral Hungary
CityBudapest
Established17 November 1873
Quarters[1]
Government
 • MayorLászló Kiss (DK)
Area
 • Total39.7 km2 (15.3 sq mi)
Area rank3rd
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total130,415
 • Rank2nd
 • Density3,285/km2 (8,510/sq mi)
Demonym(s)harmadik kerületi ("3rd districter")
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1031 ... 1039
Websiteobuda.hu

Landmarks

History

Aquincum(a part of modern day Óbuda-Békásmegyer) was built here by the Roman Empire which existed from the 1st century to the 4th century. The settlement had a military and a separate civilian area. It had advanced infrastructure such as an aqueduct, a bath and two amfitheatres, one for the military and one for the civilians. Several villas belonged to the settlement, and the Roman governor had his palace on Hajógyári Island.

Politics

The current mayor of III. District of Budapest is László Kiss (DK).

The District Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 23 members (1 Mayor, 16 Individual constituencies MEPs and 6 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:[3]

Party Seats Current District Assembly
  Opposition coalition[lower-alpha 1] 16 M                              
  BB Óbudáért-Fidesz-KDNP 6                                

List of mayors
Member Party Date
István Tarlós SZDSZ 1990–2006
Ind.
Balázs Bús Fidesz 2006–2019
László Kiss DK 2019–

Twin towns

Óbuda-Békásmegyer is twinned with:

Notes
  1. Coalition of Momentum–DK–MSZP–Dialogue–LMP.

References
  1. "94/2012. (XII. 27.) Főv. Kgy. rendelet - a közterület- és városrésznevek megállapításáról, azok jelöléséről, valamint a házszám-megállapítás szabályairól" (in Hungarian).
  2. "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.
  3. "Városi közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 - Budapest III. kerület". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. "Testvérvárosaink" (in Hungarian). Óbuda-Békásmegyeri Önkormányzat. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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