Békés County

Békés (Hungarian: Békés vármegye, pronounced [ˈbeːkeːʃ], Romanian: Județul Bichiș) is an administrative division (county or vármegye) in south-eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Csongrád, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, and Hajdú-Bihar. The capital of Békés county is Békéscsaba. The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion.

Békés County
Békés vármegye
Descending, from top: Körös river near Mezőberény, Arboretum of Szarvas, and Downtown of Békéscsaba
Békés County within Hungary
Country Hungary
RegionSouthern Great Plain
County seatBékéscsaba
Districts
9 districts
Government
  President of the General AssemblyMihály Zalai (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
  Total5,629.71 km2 (2,173.64 sq mi)
  Rank7th in Hungary
Population
 (2018)
  Total338,025
  Rank11th in Hungary
GDP
  TotalHUF 748 billion
€2.402 billion (2016)
Postal code
55xx – 59xx
Area code(s)(+36) 66, 68
ISO 3166 codeHU-BE
Websitewww.bekesmegye.hu
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