Capital city in Hungary Budapest Capital city Capital City of Hungary Budapest főváros Clockwise from top left: St. Stephens Basilica, Liberty Statue on Gellért Hill, Fishermans Bastion, Széchenyi Chain Bridge, Hungarian Parliament and Heroes Square Flag Coat of arms Nicknames: Heart of Europe, Queen of the Danube, Pearl of the Danube, Capital of Freedom, Capital of Spas and Thermal Baths, Capital of Festivals Budapest Location within Hungary Show map of Hungary Budapest Location within Europe Show map of Europe Coordinates: 47°29′33″N 19°03′05″Eufeff / ufeff47.49250°N 19.05139°Eufeff / 47.49250; 19.05139Coordinates: 47°29′33″N 19°03′05″Eufeff / ufeff47.49250°N 19.05139°Eufeff / 47.49250; 19.05139 Country Hungary Region Central Hungary Unification of Buda, Pest and Óbuda 17 November 1873 Boroughs 23 Districts I., Várkerület II., Rózsadomb III., Óbuda-Békásmegyer IV., Újpest V., Belváros-Lipótváros VI., Terézváros VII., Erzsébetváros VIII., Józsefváros IX., Ferencváros X., Kőbánya XI., Újbuda XII., Hegyvidék XIII., Angyalföld XIV., Zugló XV., Rákospalota, Pestújhely, Újpalota XVI., Sashalom XVII., Rákosmente XVIII., Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre XIX., Kispest XX., Pesterzsébet XXI., Csepel XXII., Budafok-Tétény XXIII., Soroksár Government [1] •xa0Type Mayor – Council •xa0Body General Assembly of Budapest •xa0Mayor István Tarlós (Independent, supported by Fidesz) Area [2] •xa0Capital city 525.2xa0km2 (202.8xa0sqxa0mi) •xa0Urban 2,538xa0km2 (980xa0sqxa0mi) •xa0Metro 7,626xa0km2 (2,944xa0sqxa0mi) Elevation [3] Lowest (Danube) 96 m Highest (János hill) 527xa0m (315 to 1,729xa0ft) Population (2017)[4][5] •xa0Capital city 1,779,361[6] •xa0Rank 1st (10th in EU) •xa0Density 3,351/km2 (8,680/sqxa0mi) •xa0Urban 2,947,722[7] •xa0Metro 3,303,786 Demonyms Budapester, budapesti (Hungarian) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) •xa0Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code(s) 1011–1239 Area code 1 ISO 3166 code HU-BU NUTS code HU101 HDI (2017) 0.896[8] – very high Website BudapestInfo Official Government Official UNESCO World Heritage Site Officialxa0name Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue Criteria Cultural: ii, iv Reference 400 Inscription 1987 (11th Session) Extensions 2002 Area 473.3 ha Bufferxa0zone 493.8 ha