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administrative county (comitatus or megye) in Hungary

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Zala County is an administrative region in Hungary that serves as one of the country's local government divisions. Like other Hungarian counties, it functions as a territorial unit for organizing public administration and services at the regional level.

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Official name
Zala megye
Country
Hungary
Located in
Hungary
Population
260800
Area
3783.89
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Pomurska
Official website
www.zala.hu
Image
Genehegyi kilátás.jpg
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category for people born here
Category:Births in Zala County
category of associated people
Category:People from Zala County
Commons category
Zala County
topic's main category
Category:Zala County
inception
1950-03-16
different from
Zala
replaces
Zala County
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Encyclopedic overview

Zala (Hungarian: Zala vármegye, pronounced [ˈzɒlɒ]; Croatian: Zalska županija; županija Zala) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia (Koprivnica–Križevci and Međimurje Counties) and Slovenia (Lendava and Moravske Toplice) and the Hungarian counties Vas, Veszprém and Somogy. The seat of Zala County is Zalaegerszeg. Its area is 3,784 square kilometres (1,461 sq mi). Lake Balaton lies partly in the county.

History

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