Baranya County
Baranya County
Baranya vármegye | |
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Baranya County within Hungary | |
| Coordinates: 46°04′06″N 18°12′19″E / 46.06833°N 18.20528°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Region | Southern Transdanubia |
| County seat | Pécs |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Type | County Council |
| • Body | Baranya County Council |
| • President of the County Council | Csaba Nagy (Fidesz-KDNP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,429.60 km2 (1,710.28 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 10th in Hungary |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 351,158 |
| • Rank | 10th in Hungary |
| • Density | 79.2753/km2 (205.322/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | HUF 858 billion €2.755 billion (2016) |
| Postal code | 73xx, 75xx – 79xx |
| Area code(s) | (+36) 69, 72, 73 |
| ISO 3166 code | HU-BA |
| Website | www |
Baranya (Hungarian: Baranya vármegye, pronounced [ˈbɒrɒɲɒ ˈvaːrmɛɟɛ]; German: Branau; Croatian: Baranjska županija) is a county (vármegye) in southern Hungary. It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region and the historical Baranya region, which was a county (comitatus) in the Kingdom of Hungary dating back to the 11th century. Its current status as one of the 19 counties of Hungary was established in 1950 as part of wider Soviet administrative territorial reform following World War II. Its county seat and largest city is Pécs.
As of 2025, it has a population of 351,158. Of the 19 counties of Hungary (excluding Budapest), it is ranked 10th, both in terms of geographic area and population.