Békés County
Békés County
Békés vármegye | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Békés County within Hungary | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Southern Great Plain |
| County seat | Békéscsaba |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • President of the General Assembly | Mihály Zalai (Fidesz-KDNP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,629.71 km2 (2,173.64 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th in Hungary |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 338,025 |
| • Rank | 11th in Hungary |
| • Density | 60.0431/km2 (155.511/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | HUF 748 billion €2.402 billion (2016) |
| Postal code | 55xx – 59xx |
| Area code(s) | (+36) 66, 68 |
| ISO 3166 code | HU-BE |
| Website | www |
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-Csanád, 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.