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Somogy County#Regional structure

{{Short description|County of Hungary}}

{{For|the historical county|Somogy County (former)}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Somogy County

| native_name = Somogy vármegye

| native_name_lang = hu

| settlement_type = Counties of Hungary

| image_skyline = {{Photomontage

| photo1a = Balatoni naplemente2.JPG{{!}}Sunset in Lake Balaton

| photo2a = Somogyvar Szent Egyed apatsag.jpg{{!}}Somogyvár Abbey

| photo2b = Kaposvár, Fő utca 002.jpg{{!}}Pedestrian Street, Kaposvár

| spacing = 2

| position = center

| color_border = white

| color = white

| size = 255

| foot_montage = Descending, from top: Sunset in Lake Balaton, Somogyvár Abbey, and Downtown of Kaposvár}}

| image_flag = FLAG-Somogy-megye.svg

| image_shield = HUN Somogy megye COA.svg

| image_map = HU county Somogy.svg

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Somogy County within Hungary

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Hungary

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Southern Transdanubia

| seat_type = County seat

| seat = Kaposvár

| parts_type = Districts

| parts = 8 districts

| p1 = Barcs District

| p2 = Csurgó District

| p3 = Fonyód District

| p4 = Kaposvár District

| p5 = Marcali District

| p6 = Nagyatád District

| p7 = Siófok District

| p8 = Tab District

| government_footnotes =

| leader_title = President of the General Assembly

| leader_name = Norbert Bíró

| leader_party = Fidesz-KDNP

| area_total_km2 = 6065.07

| area_rank = 5th in Hungary

| population_as_of = 2018

| population_total = 303802[http://nepesseg.com/somogy/ nepesseg.com, population data of Hungarian settlements]

| population_rank = 13th in Hungary

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = GDP

| demographics1_footnotes = [http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita], OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.

| demographics1_title1 = Total

| demographics1_info1 = HUF 683 billion
€2.195 billion (2016)

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 7253 – 729x, 74xx – 75xx, 7918, 7977 – 7979, 86xx – 873x, 884x – 885x

| area_code_type = Area code(s)

| area_code = (+36) 82, 84, 85

| iso_code = {{mono|HU-SO}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.som-onkorm.hu/}}

| coordinates = {{Coord|46|25|N|17|35|E|display=inline,title|region:HU_type:adm1st_source:GNS-enwiki}}

| governing_body = Somogy County Council

}}

Somogy ({{langx|hu|Somogy vármegye}}, {{IPA|hu|ˈʃomoɟ|pron}}; {{langx|hr|Šomođska županija}}; {{langx|sl|Šomodska županija}}, {{langx|de|Komitat Schomodei}}) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary.

Somogy County lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with Croatia's Koprivnica-Križevci and Virovitica-Podravina counties. It stretches between the river Dráva and the southern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of Zala, Veszprém, Fejér, Tolna, and Baranya. Somogy is the most sparsely populated county in Hungary. The county capital is Kaposvár. Its area is 6,036 km2.

History

{{Main|Somogy County (former)}}

Somogy was also the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was slightly larger than that of present Somogy County, is now in south-western Hungary. The capital of that county was also Kaposvár.

File:Kaposvár.jpg

Demographics

{{Pie chart

|caption = Religion in Somogy County (2022 census – of those who declared their religion (62.0%))

|label1 = Roman Catholic

|value1 = 63.5

|color1 = #8000FF

|label2 = Calvinistic

|value2 = 9.5

|color2 = #66B2FF

|label3 = Lutheran

|value3 = 2.6

|color3 = #0080FF

|label4 = Other Christian denomination

|value4 = 3.8

|color4 = #0000FF

|label5 = Other religion

|value5 = 0.5

|color5 = #FF0000

|label6 = Not religious

|value6 = 20.1

|color6 = #CCCCCC

}}

{{See also|Demographics of Hungary}}

In 2015, it had a population of 312,084 and the population density was 52/km2.

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! Year

! County populationnépesség.com, [http://nepesseg.com/somogy/ "Somogy megye népessége 1870-2015"]

! Change

1949

| 361,213

|align="right"| n/a

1960

|{{increase}} 368,183 (record)

|align="right"| 1.93%

1970

|{{decrease}} 357,009

|align="right"| -3.03%

1980

|{{increase}} 360,270

|align="right"| 0.91%

1990

|{{decrease}} 344,708

|align="right"| -4.32%

2001

|{{decrease}} 335,237

|align="right"| -2.75%

2011

|{{decrease}} 316,137

|align="right"| -5.70%

2015

|{{decrease}} 312,084

|align="right"| -1.29%

2018

|{{decrease}} 303,802

|align="right"| -2.72%

=Ethnicity=

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 16,000), Germans (3,000) and Croats (1,500).

Total population (2011 census): 316,137

Ethnic groups (2011 census):[http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_14 1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office] {{in lang|hu}}

Identified themselves: 287,692 persons:

:Approx. 46,000 persons in Somogy County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

=Religion=

{{See also|Religion in Hungary}}

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.15 Somogy megye, {{in lang|hu}} [http://www.terezvaros.hu/testuleti/nepsz2011-3/pdf/nepsz2011_03_14.pdf]

Regional structure

File:Somogy districts.png

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| align="center"|No.

|style=width:175px; align="center"|English and
Hungarian names

| align="center"|Area
(km2)

| align="center"|Population
(2011)

| align="center"|Density
(pop./km2)

| align="center"|Seat

| align="center"|No. of
municipalities

align="center"|1

|Barcs District
Barcsi járás

| align="right"| 696.47

|align="right"| 23,793

| align="right"| 34

|Barcs

| align="center"|26

align="center"|2

|Csurgó District
Csurgói járás

| align="right"| 496.19

|align="right"| 16,862

| align="right"| 34

|Csurgó

| align="center"|18

align="center"|3

|Fonyód District
Fonyódi járás

| align="right"| 645.44

|align="right"| 33,785

| align="right"| 52

|Fonyód

| align="center"|21

align="center"|4

|Kaposvár District
Kaposvári járás

| align="right"| 1,591.36

|align="right"| 118,496

| align="right"| 74

|Kaposvár

| align="center"|78

align="center"|5

|Marcali District
Marcali járás

| align="right"| 904.24

|align="right"| 34,472

| align="right"| 38

|Marcali

| align="center"|37

align="center"|6

|Nagyatád District
Nagyatádi járás

| align="right"| 647.07

|align="right"| 26,003

| align="right"| 40

|Nagyatád

| align="center"|18

align="center"|7

|Siófok District
Siófoki járás

| align="right"| 657.05

|align="right"| 51,099

| align="right"| 78

|Siófok

| align="center"|24

align="center"|8

|Tab District
Tabi járás

| align="right"| 427.24

|align="right"| 12,797

| align="right"| 30

|Tab

| align="center"|24

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!colspan="2"| Somogy County

| align="right"| 6,065.07

|align="right"| 312,084

| align="right"| 52

|Kaposvár

| align="center"|245

Politics

File:Rippl-Rónai múzeum.jpg

The Somogy County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:Közgyűlés, {{in lang|hu}} [http://www.som-onkorm.hu/bizottsagok/kozgyules-1.html]

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! style="background:#ccc" | Party

! style="background:#ccc" | Seats

! style="background:#ccc" colspan="9" | Current County Assembly

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|Fidesz-KDNP

| style="text-align: right" | 9

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| Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik)

| style="text-align: right" | 3

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| Association for Somogy (Somogyért)

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| Momentum Movement (MM)

| style="text-align: right" | 1

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| Democratic Coalition (DK)

| style="text-align: right" | 1

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=Presidents of the General Assembly=

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! colspan="2"|List of presidents since 1990[http://valtor.valasztas.hu/valtort/jsp/t0.jsp Önkormányzati választások eredményei] {{in lang|hu}}

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|István Gyenesei (Independent)

1990–1994
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|István Kolber (MSZP)

1994–1998
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|István Gyenesei (Somogyért)

1998–2006
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|Attila Gelencsér (Fidesz-KDNP)

2006–2014
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|Norbert Bíró (Fidesz-KDNP)

2014–

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Municipalities

Somogy County has 1 urban county, 15 towns, 2 large villages and 227 villages.

;City with county rights

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

;Towns

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;Villages

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8px municipalities are large villages.

See also

Gallery

File:Kaposvár Nagyboldogasszony Székesegyház.jpg|Kaposvár, the capital of the county

File:Siófok vasútállomás.jpg|Siófok, the Capital of Balaton

File:Siofok-passe du port.jpg|Lake Balaton near Balatonföldvár

File:Koroshegy viaduct 03.jpg|Kőröshegy Viaduct in Kőröshegy

File:Kaposvar House of Rippl-Ronai.jpg|House of József Rippl-Rónai

File:Lakóház-tájház, Istvándi.JPG|Traditional Hungarian house in Istvándi

File:Somogyvámos - The temple in the puszta.jpg|Pusztatemplom of the Árpád era near Somogyvámos

File:Balatonvilágosi kilátás.jpg|Lake Balaton at Balatonvilágos

International relations

Somogy County has a partnership relationship with:

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  • {{flagicon|CHN}} Gansu Municipality, China[http://kaposvarmost.hu/hirek/kaposvari-hirek/2016/07/02/tovabbi-lehetosegeket-keres-somogy-es-gansu.html kaposvarmost.hu - TOVÁBBI LEHETŐSÉGEKET KERES SOMOGY ÉS GANSU - July 2, 2016]

References

{{Wikivoyage|Somogy County}}

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Commons category|Somogy County}}

  • [http://www.som-onkorm.hu/ Official site] in Hungarian
  • [http://www.sonline.hu Somogyi Hírlap (sonline.hu) - The county portal]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20131203035909/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/hungary.aspx Hungary at GeoHive]

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