Zala County


Zala is an administrative county in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia and Slovenia and the Hungarian counties Vas, Veszprém and Somogy. The capital of Zala county is Zalaegerszeg. Its area is. Lake Balaton lies partly in the county.

History

In the 10th century, the Hungarian Nyék tribe occupied the region around Lake Balaton. Their occupation was mainly in the areas known today as Zala and Somogy counties.
Parts of the western territory of the former county of Zala are now part of Slovenia. In 1919 it was part of the unrecognized state of the Republic of Prekmurje, which existed for just six days.

Demographics

In 2015, it had a population of 277,290 and the population density was 73/km².
YearCounty populationChange
1949305,433n/a
1960 317,1453.83%
1970 304,127-4.10%
1980 317,298 4.33%
1990 306,398-3.44%
2001 297,404-2.94%
2011 282,179-5.12%

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma, Croats and Germans.
Total population : 282,179

Ethnic groups :
Identified themselves: 255 069 persons:
Approx. 38,000 persons in Zala County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

Politics

The Zala County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:

Presidents of the General Assembly

Municipalities

Zala County has 2 urban counties, 8 towns, 2 large villages and 246 villages.
;City with county rights
;Towns
;Villages
municipalities are large villages.

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