15th district of Budapest

Rákospalota, Újpalota, Pestújhely, 15th District the 15th district of Budapest, Hungary.

15th District of Budapest Budapest XV. kerülete Rákospalota-Pestújhely-Újpalota
District of Budapest
District XV
Flag Coat of arms
Location of District XV in Budapest (shown in grey)
Coordinates: 47°33′44″N 19°07′56″E
Country	Hungary
Region	Central Hungary
City	Budapest
Established	1 January 1950
Quarters[1]	List Pestújhely Rákospalota Újpalota
Government
• Mayor	Angéla Németh (DK)
Area [2]
• Total	26.94 km2 (10.40 sq mi)
• Rank	11th
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	80,573
• Rank	9th
• Density	3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
Demonym	tizenötödik kerületi ("15th districter")
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1151 ... 1158
Website	www.bpxv.hu

List of mayors

Member		Party	Date
	Tamás Czibik	SZDSZ	1990–1996[a]
	László Hajdu	MSZP	1996–2010
	Tamás László	Fidesz	2010–2014
	László Hajdu	DK	2014–2018[b]
	Angéla Németh	DK	2018–

Sport

The association football club, Rákospalotai EAC, is based in Rákospalota.

Notes

1. Deprived from office by the Supreme Court of Hungary
2. Resigned

Twin towns – sister cities

15th district of Budapest is twinned with:^[3]

• Dabas, Hungary
• Donji Kraljevec, Croatia
• Liesing (Vienna), Austria
• Linyi, China
• Marzahn-Hellersdorf (Berlin), Germany
• Nad jazerom (Košice), Slovakia
• Obervellach, Austria
• Sanming, China
• Topliţa, Romania