Somogy County

Somogy (Hungarian: Somogy vármegye, pronounced [ˈʃomoɟ]; Croatian: Šomođska županija; Slovene: Šomodska županija, German: Komitat Schomodei) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary.

Somogy County
Somogy vármegye
Descending, from top: Sunset in Lake Balaton, Somogyvár Abbey, and Downtown of Kaposvár
Somogy County within Hungary
Coordinates: 46°25′N 17°35′E
CountryHungary
RegionSouthern Transdanubia
County seatKaposvár
Districts
Government
  BodySomogy County Council
  President of the General AssemblyNorbert Bíró (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
  Total6,065.07 km2 (2,341.74 sq mi)
  Rank5th in Hungary
Population
 (2018)
  Total303,802
  Rank13th in Hungary
GDP
  TotalHUF 683 billion
€2.195 billion (2016)
Postal code
7253 – 729x, 74xx – 75xx, 7918, 7977 – 7979, 86xx – 873x, 884x – 885x
Area code(s)(+36) 82, 84, 85
ISO 3166 codeHU-SO
Websitewww.som-onkorm.hu

Somogy County lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with Croatia's Koprivnica-Križevci and Virovitica-Podravina counties. It stretches between the river Dráva and the southern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of Zala, Veszprém, Fejér, Tolna, and Baranya. Somogy is the most sparsely populated county in Hungary. The county capital is Kaposvár. Its area is 6,036 km2.

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