Újbuda

Budapest - Újbuda
—  District  —
Country	Hungary
Region	Central Hungary
County	Budapest
Area
– Total	33.47 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Population
– Total	137,426 (2,008)
– Density	4,102.3/km2 (10,624.9/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Újbuda (lit. New Buda) is the 11th district of Budapest (Hungarian: Budapest XI. kerület), Hungary. Currently it is the most populous district of Budapest with 137,426 inhabitants (2008). Until the 1890s Újbuda's present territory was a field south to the historical town of Buda. The construction of a new residential area started in the 1900s, the present district was formed in 1930.^[1] From 1880 to 1980 Újbuda's population increased from 1180 to 178,960.^[2] There are boulevards, avenues with tram lines and communist-era housing estates in the district. Line 4 of the Budapest metro is currently being constructed in Újbuda.

Population

Ethnic groups (2001 census)

• Magyars - 91.4%
• Germans - 1.2%
• Others - 1.8%
• No answer - 5.6%

Religions (2001 census)

• Roman Catholic - 47.1%
• Calvinist - 12%
• Lutheran - 2.8%
• Greek Catholic - 1.4%
• Jewish - 0.45%
• Other (Christian) - 1%
• Other (non-Christian) - 0.5%
• Atheists - 18%
• No answer, unknown - 16.6%

Historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1870	1,149	—
1880	1,180	+2.7%
1890	3,092	+162.0%
1900	7,191	+132.6%
1910	23,457	+226.2%
1920	37,025	+57.8%
1930	52,337	+41.4%
1941	76,668	+46.5%
1949	86,804	+13.2%
1960	109,124	+25.7%
1970	161,437	+47.9%
1980	178,960	+10.9%
1990	174,509	−2.5%
2001	144,441	−17.2%
2006	136,503	−5.5%
2008	137,426	+0.7%

Parts of Újbuda

• Kelenföld
• Kelenvölgy
• Gellérthegy
• Sasad
• Szentimreváros (Saint Emeric Town)
• Albertfalva
• Őrmező
• Gazdagrét
• Tabán

Twin towns

^[3]

• Prague 5 - Czech Republic
• Trogir - Croatia
• Ustroń - Poland
• Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart - Germany
• Sânzieni (Kézdiszentlélek) - Romania
• Târgu Mureş (Marosvásárhely) - Romania
• Trstice (Nádszeg) - Slovakia
• Ada - Serbia

See also

• Újpest
• Újpalota
• Újlipótváros

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References

1. ^ History of Újbuda (Hungarian)
2. ^ Historical population of Újbuda (Hungarian Central Statistical Office)
3. ^ History, twin towns and parts of Újbuda (Hungarian)

External links

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Coordinates: 47°28′30″N 19°02′24″E / 47.475°N 19.04°E / 47.475; 19.04