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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 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.

Contents

• History

• Demographics

• Ethnicity

• Religion

• Regional structure

• Politics

• Presidents of the General Assembly

• Municipalities

• See also

• Gallery

• International relations

• References

• External links

History

Somogy was also the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was slightly larger than that of present Somogy County, is now in south-western Hungary. The capital of that county was also Kaposvár.

Demographics

In 2015, it had a population of 312,084 and the population density was 52/km2.

| Year | County population [ 3 ] | Change |

|---|---|---|

| 1949 | 361,213 | n/a |

| 1960 | 368,183 (record) | 1.93% |

| 1970 | 357,009 | -3.03% |

| 1980 | 360,270 | 0.91% |

| 1990 | 344,708 | -4.32% |

| 2001 | 335,237 | -2.75% |

| 2011 | 316,137 | -5.70% |

| 2015 | 312,084 | -1.29% |

| 2018 | 303,802 | -2.72% |

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 16,000), Germans (3,000) and Croats (1,500).

Total population (2011 census): 316,137

Ethnic groups (2011 census):cite-ref-4[4] Identified themselves: 287,692 persons:

• Hungarians: 265,464 (92,27%)

• Romani: 16,167 (5,62%)

• Germans: 3,039 (1,06%)

• Others and indefinable: 3,022 (1,05%)

Approx. 46,000 persons in Somogy County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:cite-ref-5[5]

• Catholic – 168,307 (Roman Catholic – 167,719; Greek Catholic – 546);

• Reformed – 21,176;

• Evangelical – 5,807;

• other religions – 3,829;

• Non-religious – 35,503;

• Atheism – 3,056;

• Undeclared – 78,459.

Regional structure

|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

| 1 | Barcs District Barcsi járás | 696.47 | 23,793 | 34 | Barcs | 26 |

| 2 | Csurgó District Csurgói járás | 496.19 | 16,862 | 34 | Csurgó | 18 |

| 3 | Fonyód District Fonyódi járás | 645.44 | 33,785 | 52 | Fonyód | 21 |

| 4 | Kaposvár District Kaposvári járás | 1,591.36 | 118,496 | 74 | Kaposvár | 78 |

| 5 | Marcali District Marcali járás | 904.24 | 34,472 | 38 | Marcali | 37 |

| 6 | Nagyatád District Nagyatádi járás | 647.07 | 26,003 | 40 | Nagyatád | 18 |

| 7 | Siófok District Siófoki járás | 657.05 | 51,099 | 78 | Siófok | 24 |

| 8 | Tab District Tabi járás | 427.24 | 12,797 | 30 | Tab | 24 |

| Somogy County | Somogy County | 6,065.07 | 312,084 | 52 | Kaposvár | 245 |

Politics

The Somogy County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:cite-ref-6[6]

|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

| | Fidesz - KDNP | 9 | | | | | | | | | |

| | Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

| | Association for Somogy (Somogyért) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

| | Momentum Movement (MM) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

| | Democratic Coalition (DK) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

Presidents of the General Assembly

| List of presidents since 1990 [ 7 ] | List of presidents since 1990 [ 7 ] |

|---|---|

| István Gyenesei ( Independent ) | 1990–1994 |

| István Kolber ( MSZP ) | 1994–1998 |

| István Gyenesei ( Somogyért ) | 1998–2006 |