16th district of Budapest

District of Budapest in Central Hungary, Hungary From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

16th District is the 16th district of Budapest, Hungary.

CountryHungary
Established1 January 1950
Quarters[1]
List
  • Árpádföld
  • Cinkota
  • Mátyásföld
  • Rákosszentmihály
  • Sashalom
Demonymtizenhatodik kerületi ("16th districter")
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16th District of Budapest
Budapest XVI. kerülete
District XVI
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Coat of arms of 16th District of Budapest
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Location of District XVI in Budapest (shown in grey)
Coordinates: 47°31′13″N 19°10′26″E
CountryHungary
RegionCentral Hungary
CityBudapest
Established1 January 1950
Quarters[1]
List
  • Árpádföld
  • Cinkota
  • Mátyásföld
  • Rákosszentmihály
  • Sashalom
Government
 â€¢ MayorPéter Kovács (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
 â€¢ Total
33.51 km2 (12.94 sq mi)
 â€¢ Rank7th
Population
 (2016)[2]
 â€¢ Total
73,486
 â€¢ Rank13th
 â€¢ Density2,193/km2 (5,680/sq mi)
Demonymtizenhatodik kerületi ("16th districter")
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 â€¢ Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1161 ... 1165
Websitewww.bp16.hu
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It consists of these parts: Árpádföld, Cinkota, Mátyásföld, Sashalom, and Rákosszentmihály.

Sport

The oldest football and athletics team is Rákosszentmihályi AFC that competes in the Budapest Bajnokság I.

THSE Sashalom (or THSE Szabadkikötő) currently competes in the 2018-19 Nemzeti Bajnokság III.

Sightseeing

Education

The College of International Management and Business Faculty of the Budapest Business School is located in the district.

Cinkota is also the home of the secondary school, Szerb Antal Gimnázium.

List of mayors

More information Member, Party ...
Member Party Date
Gábor Fekete Fidesz 1990–1994
Attila Kovács MDF 1994–1998
Lajos Mátyás Szabó MSZP 1998–2006
Péter Kovács Fidesz 2006–
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Twin towns – sister cities

16th district of Budapest is twinned with:[3]

References

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