Keszthely (Hungarian: Keszthelyi járás) is a district in eastern part of Zala County. Keszthely is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Western Transdanubia Statistical Region.
Keszthely District
Keszthelyi járás | |
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![]() Keszthely District within Hungary and Zala County. | |
Coordinates: 46°46′N 17°15′E / 46.77°N 17.25°E | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Zala |
District seat | Keszthely |
Area | |
• Total | 535.93 km2 (206.92 sq mi) |
• Rank | 4th in Zala |
Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 49,421 |
• Rank | 3rd in Zala |
• Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Geography
editKeszthely District borders with Zalaszentgrót District and Sümeg District (Veszprém County) to the north, Tapolca District (Veszprém County) to the east, Marcali District (Somogy County) and Nagykanizsa District to the south, Zalaegerszeg District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Keszthely District is 30.
Municipalities
editThe district has 2 towns, 2 large villages and 26 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]
- Alsópáhok (1,360)
- Balatongyörök (1,021)
- Bókaháza (286)
- Cserszegtomaj (2,792)
- Dióskál (474)
- Egeraracsa (310)
- Esztergályhorváti (454)
- Felsőpáhok (635)
- Gétye (117)
- Gyenesdiás (3,568)
- Hévíz (4,663)
- Karmacs (822)
- Keszthely (20,382) – district seat
- Ligetfalva (56)
- Nemesbük (681)
- Rezi (1,184)
- Sármellék (1,829)
- Szentgyörgyvár (298)
- Vállus (135)
- Várvölgy (1,041)
- Vindornyafok (123)
- Vindornyalak (81)
- Vindornyaszőlős (327)
- Vonyarcvashegy (2,178)
- Zalaapáti (1,654)
- Zalacsány (970)
- Zalaköveskút (27)
- Zalaszántó (965)
- Zalaszentmárton (65)
- Zalavár (886)
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve". ksh.hu. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
External links
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