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Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary, with 1.7 million inhabitants. It stands on the River Danube at the center of the Pannonian Basin. Modern Budapest was formed on 17 November 1873 by the unification of Buda, Pest and Obuda. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,685,209 1
2025 figure, from Budapest's own Wikipedia infobox (capital city designation).
Area (sq km)
525.1 1
Founding Year
1873 1
1873 is the official unification of Buda, Pest and Obuda into modern Budapest (17 November 1873), the single clean date the infobox gives; the underlying settlements are far older (Roman Aquincum, founded AD 41), which this key does not attempt to capture.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
117 2
Latitude
47.4925 degrees north 1
Longitude
19.05139 degrees east 1
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Hungary, Countries

Budapest is the capital of Hungary.

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Hungary, Countries

Budapest is the capital of Hungary.

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Eötvös Loránd University (Hungarian: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, ELTE, also known as University of Budapest) is a public research university based in Budapest, Hungary.
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Sources
1. Budapest (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    1,685,209 (2025)
  • Infobox, area
    525.1 km2 (202.7 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    47°29′33″N 19°03′05″E
  • Article text
    The siege of Buda in 1541 was followed by nearly 150 years of Ottoman rule, and after the reconquest of Buda in 1686, the region entered a new age of prosperity, with Pest-Buda becoming a global city after the unification of Buda, Pest and Óbuda in 1873.
  • Introduction
    Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is Hungary's primate city with 1.7 million inhabitants
  • Introduction, river
    Budapest stands on the River Danube and is strategically located at the center of the Pannonian Basin
  • Capital Of: Hungary, Lead section, capital fact
    Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Budapest (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
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elevation 117 m
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Wikidata: Budapest
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