2nd district of Budapest
District of Budapest in Central Hungary, Hungary
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2nd district of Budapest (hu ⓘ) is a district of Budapest, Hungary. It has an area of 36.34 km2 and is situated to the south of the 3rd district and to the north of the 1st district and the 12th district.
CountryHungary
Established17 November 1873
Quarters[1]
List
- Adyliget
- Budakeszierdő
- Budaliget
- Csatárka
- Erzsébetliget
- Erzsébettelek
- Felhévíz
- Gercse
- Hársakalja
- Hárshegy
- Hűvösvölgy
- Kővár
- Kurucles
- Lipótmező
- Máriaremete
- Nyék
- Országút
- Pálvölgy
- Pasarét
- Pesthidegkút-Ófalu
- Petneházyrét
- Remetekertváros
- Rézmál
- Rózsadomb
- Szemlőhegy
- Széphalom
- Szépilona
- Szépvölgy
- Törökvész
- Újlak
- Vérhalom
- Víziváros
- Zöldmál
Demonymmásodik kerületi ("2nd districter")
2nd District of Budapest
Budapest II. kerülete | |
|---|---|
| District II | |
|
Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of District II in Budapest (shown in grey) | |
| Coordinates: 47°31′20″N 19°01′25″E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Central Hungary |
| City | Budapest |
| Established | 17 November 1873 |
| Quarters[1] | List
|
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gergely Őrsi (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.34 km2 (14.03 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 89,903 |
| • Rank | 7th |
| • Density | 2,474/km2 (6,407/sq mi) |
| Demonym | második kerületi ("2nd districter") |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1021 ... 1029 |
| Website | www |
Notable places
- Széll Kálmán tér, one of the city's biggest transport interchanges.
- Mammut shopping centre
- Central Statistical Office Library, one of the largest public libraries in Budapest
- Millenáris Park
- Church of Our Lady of Sarlós, a historic Roman Catholic church built in the 18th century
Politics
The current mayor of the 2nd district is Gergely Őrsi (independent). Őrsi was arrested on 4 June 2026 and accused of taking bribes as part of the Óbuda scandal.[3]
The District Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 21 members (1 Mayor, 14 Individual constituencies MEPs and 6 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:[4]
List of mayors
| Member | Party | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gyula Póta | SZDSZ | 1990–1998 | |
| György B. Bencze | Fidesz | 1998–2002 | |
| Csaba Horváth | MSZP | 2002–2006 | |
| Zsolt Láng | Fidesz | 2006–2019 | |
| Gergely Őrsi | MSZP | 2019– | |
| Ind. | |||
Twin towns – sister cities
2nd district of Budapest is twinned with:[5]
Beşiktaş, Turkey- Finike, Turkey
Mosbach, Germany
Żoliborz (Warsaw), Poland
