Óbuda-Békásmegyer

Óbuda-Békásmegyer is the 3rd district of Budapest, Hungary.

3rd District of Budapest Budapest III. kerülete Óbuda-Békásmegyer
District of Budapest
District III
Flag Coat of arms
Location of District III in Budapest (shown in grey)
Coordinates: 47.5674°N 19.0370°E / 47.5674; 19.0370
Country	Hungary
Region	Central Hungary
City	Budapest
Established	17 November 1873
Quarters[1]	List Aranyhegy-Ürömhegy-Péterhegy Aquincum Békásmegyer Csillaghegy Csúcshegy Harsánylejtő Hármashatár-hegy Kaszásdűlő Mocsárosdűlő Óbuda Óbuda hegyvidéke Óbudai-sziget Rómaifürdő Solymárvölgy Újlak
Government
• Mayor	László Kiss (DK)
Area [2]
• Total	39.7 km2 (15.3 sq mi)
• Rank	3rd
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	130,415
• Rank	2nd
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
Demonym	harmadik kerületi ("3rd districter")
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1031 ... 1039
Website	obuda.hu

Landmarks

• Aquincum, ruins of the Roman city
• Óbuda Jewish Cemetery
• Római Part (Roman Beach)

History

The military camp, then city of Aquincum, located in part of what later became known as Óbuda, was built there by the Roman Empire. The settlement, which existed from the 1st to the 4th century, had a military and a separate civilian area. It had advanced infrastructure such as an aqueduct, a bath and two amphitheatres, one for the military and one for the civilians. Several villas belonged to the settlement, and the Roman governor had his palace on Hajógyári Island.

Politics

The current mayor of III. District of Budapest is László Kiss (DK).

The District Assembly, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 23 members (1 Mayor, 16 Individual constituencies MEPs and 6 Compensation List MEPs) divided into this political parties and alliances:^[3]

Party		Seats	Current District Assembly
	Opposition coalition[a]	16	M
	BB Óbudáért-Fidesz-KDNP	6

List of mayors

Member		Party	Date
	István Tarlós	SZDSZ	1990–2006
		Ind.
	Balázs Bús	Fidesz	2006–2019
	László Kiss	MSZP	2019–
		DK

Twin towns – sister cities

Óbuda-Békásmegyer is twinned with:^[4]

• Bemowo (Warsaw), Poland
• Billigheim, Germany
• Büyükçekmece, Turkey
• Miercurea Ciuc, Romania
• Landstrasse, Austria
• Old Town (Košice), Slovakia
• Udine, Italy
• Sơn Tây, Hanoi, Vietnam
• Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

Notes

1. Coalition of Momentum–DK–MSZP–Dialogue–LMP.