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Budapest metropolitan area

Administration
Full nameBudapest Metropolitan Area
Official nameBudapest Metropolitan Area
Settlement typeMetropolitan area
CountryHungary
RegionCentral Hungary
CountyBudapest, Pest County
Functional1971/2005
Geography
Total Area979.7 sq mi (2538 km2)
Demography
Total Population2,551,247(+)
Density (pop.)1005.2/km2 (2603.5/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)

Budapest metropolitan area

Administration
Full nameBudapest Commuter Area
Official nameBudapest Commuter Area
Settlement typeCommuter area
CountryHungary
RegionCentral Hungary
CountyBudapest, Pest County
Functional2005
Geography
Total Area2943.6 sq mi (7626 km2)
Demography
Total Population3,274,284(+)
Density (pop.)428.9/km2 (1110.9/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)

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The Budapest Metropolitan Area ( ) is a metropolitan area in Central Hungary. It consists of Budapest capital and the surrounding suburbs. It has a population of 2.525 million (2010). The real periphery of Budapest, named Budapest Commuter Area (established by the government in 2005) encompasses 193 settlements around the city, most of them are in Pest County while some are Budapest-surrounding cities generating huge commuter traffic with the capital. The total size of the area is 7626 km2 (7626000000 m2) with about 3.3 million inhabitants (one-third of Hungary's total population). Budapest itself stretches over 525 km2 (525000000 m2) and has a population c. 1.72 million.


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