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Békés County is a region located in southeastern Hungary, bordering Romania and Serbia. It is one of Hungary's administrative divisions and plays a role in the country's local governance and regional development.
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- Instance of
- county of Hungary
- Part of
- Southern Great Plain
- Official name
- Békés megye
- Country
- Hungary
- Located in
- Hungary
- Contains
- Szeghalom District
- Capital
- Békéscsaba
- Population
- 315222
- Area
- 5629.71
- Shares border with
- Hajdú-Bihar County
- Official website
- www.bekesmegye.hu
- Image
- Gyoparosfurdo tofelol.jpg
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- Békés County
- topic's main category
- Category:Békés County
- inception
- 1950-03-16
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Békés County
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Békés County
- P6482
- Békés County
- topic has template
- Template:Békés County
- replaces
- Békés County
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Encyclopedic overview
Békés (Hungarian: Békés vármegye, pronounced [ˈbeːkeːʃ], Romanian: Județul Bichiș) is an administrative division (county or vármegye) in south-eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Csongrád-Csanád, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, and Hajdú-Bihar. The capital of Békés county is Békéscsaba. The county is also part of the Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa euroregion.
Etymology
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