Budapest - Basic Facts
Territory: 525 km 2 (203 sq. miles), two-third of which lies on the Pest side, one-third lies on the right riverbank, Buda.
North-South extension: appr. 25 km ( 15 miles )
East-West extension: appr. 29 km ( 18 miles )
The deepest point: the level of the Danube (at normal water level 96 metres over sea level)
The highest point: János-hegy ( 527 m ).
Population: 1.886 million, that is 19% of the country's.
Density of population: 3632 p/km 2.
Administration: 23 districts (Roman numbers in addresses always mean districts)
Number of bridges: 9, 2 railway bridges and 7 road bridges.
Geographic location: 47 o 5'0" N, 19 o 0'0" E
Time zone: GMT +1 (Central European Time)
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