16th district of Budapest

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16th District of Budapest
Budapest XVI. kerülete
District XVI
Flag of the 16th District of Budapest.svg
Coat of arms of the 16th District of Budapest.svg
Budapest Bezirk16.svg
Location of District XVI in Budapest (shown in grey)
Coordinates: 47°31′13″N19°10′26″E / 47.52028°N 19.17389°E / 47.52028; 19.17389
Country Hungary
Region Central Hungary
City Budapest
Established1 January 1950
Quarters [1]
Government
   Mayor Péter Kovács (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
[2]
  Total33.51 km2 (12.94 sq mi)
  Rank7th
Population
 (2016) [2]
  Total73,486
  Rank13th
  Density2,192/km2 (5,680/sq mi)
Demonym tizenhatodik kerületi ("16th districter")
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1161 ... 1165
Website www.bp16.hu

16th District is the 16th district of Budapest, Hungary.

Contents

It consists of these parts: Árpádföld, Cinkota, Mátyásföld, Sashalom, and Rákosszentmihály.

Sport

The oldest football and athletics team is Rákosszentmihályi AFC that competes in the Budapest Bajnokság I.

THSE Sashalom (or THSE Szabadkikötő) currently competes in the 2018-19 Nemzeti Bajnokság III.

Sightseeing

Education

The College of International Management and Business Faculty of the Budapest Business School is located in the district.

Cinkota is also the home of the secondary school, Szerb Antal Gimnázium.

List of mayors

MemberPartyDate
Gábor Fekete Fidesz 1990–1994
Attila Kovács MDF 1994–1998
Lajos Mátyás Szabó MSZP 1998–2006
Péter Kovács Fidesz 2006–

Twin towns – sister cities

16th district of Budapest is twinned with: [3]

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References

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