Baranya County

Baranya County
Baranya vármegye
Descending, from top: Hills near Mecseknádasd, Vineyards of Kistótfalu, and Downtown of Pécs
Baranya County within Hungary
Coordinates: 46°04′06″N 18°12′19″E / 46.06833°N 18.20528°E / 46.06833; 18.20528
Country Hungary
RegionSouthern Transdanubia
County seatPécs
Districts
Government
 • TypeCounty Council
 • BodyBaranya County Council
 • President of the County CouncilCsaba Nagy (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
 • Total
4,429.60 km2 (1,710.28 sq mi)
 • Rank10th in Hungary
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
351,158
 • Rank10th in Hungary
 • Density79.2753/km2 (205.322/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalHUF 858 billion
€2.755 billion (2016)
Postal code
73xx, 75xx – 79xx
Area code(s)(+36) 69, 72, 73
ISO 3166 codeHU-BA
Websitewww.baranya.hu

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.