Hegyvidék

12th District of Budapest
12th District of Budapest; Budapest XII. kerülete; Hegyvidék
	District of Budapest
	District XII
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of District XII in Budapest (shown in grey)
	Coordinates: 47.5°N 19°E
Country	Hungary
Region	Central Hungary
City	Budapest
Established	1 July 1940
Quarters[1]	List Budakeszierdő; Csillebérc; Farkasrét; Farkasvölgy; Istenhegy; János Hill; Kissvábhegy; Krisztinaváros; Kútvölgy; Magasút; Mártonhegy; Németvölgy; Orbánhegy; Sashegy; Svábhegy; Széchenyihegy; Virányos; Zugliget;
Government
• Mayor	Zoltán Pokorni (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area [2]
• Total	26.67 km2 (10.30 sq mi)
Area rank	11th
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	58,171
• Rank	17th
• Density	2,181/km2 (5,650/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	tizenkettedik kerületi ("12th districter")
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1121 ... 1126
Website	www.hegyvidek.hu

Hegyvidék (German: Bergland, literally "Highlands", or "Mountain-land") is the official name of the XII district of Budapest (Hungarian: Budapest XII. kerülete), capital of Hungary. It is a region of Buda, on the west bank of river Danube.

Elizabeth Lookout at János Hill

Geography

Buda hills

Being the only district in Buda which has not got a connection to the river Danube, it lies on the green, hilly suburban area of Budapest. It borders 2nd district to the north, the 1st district (Castle district and Gellérthegy) to the east and 11th district (Kelenföld and Sashegy) to the south. Its western border marks the border of the whole city as well. Hegyvidék is said to be the lung of Budapest, as it gives place to many of the untouched green forests of the city and it also houses the highest hill of the entire urban area, János Hill (527 m above sea level).

Neighbourhoods

The district lies on 26.7 square kilometers and has around 75 thousand inhabitants. It has several neighbourhoods: Budakeszierdő, Csillebérc, Farkasrét, Farkasvölgy, Istenhegy, János Hill, Kissvábhegy, Krisztinaváros, Kútvölgy, Magasút, Mártonhegy, Németvölgy, Orbánhegy, Sashegy, Svábhegy, Széchenyihegy, Virányos, Zugliget.

List of mayors

	Party	Date
Gábor Sebes	SZDSZ	1990–1994
István Udvardy-Nagy	MDF	1994–1998
György Mitnyan	Fidesz	1998–2006
Zoltán Pokorni	Fidesz	2006–

Twin towns

Hegyvidék is twinned with:

Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania
Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium

Gallery

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References

"94/2012. (XII. 27.) Főv. Kgy. rendelet - a közterület- és városrésznevek megállapításáról, azok jelöléséről, valamint a házszám-megállapítás szabályairól" (in Hungarian).
"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 1st January, 2016] (PDF). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 2016. p. 21.

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[1] "94/2012. (XII. 27.) Főv. Kgy. rendelet - a közterület- és városrésznevek megállapításáról, azok jelöléséről, valamint a házszám-megállapítás szabályairól" (in Hungarian).

[KSH-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 1st January, 2016] (PDF). Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 2016. p. 21.