Somogy 

Somogy County
Somogy county
Region Southern Transdanubia
County seat Kaposvár
Area 6036 km²
Population 325.024
Population density 54/km²
Municipalities 244

Somogy is the name of an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary.

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Somogy county

Somogy county lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with Croatia. It stretches between the river Drave and the southern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Zala, Veszprém, Fejér, Tolna and Baranya. It is the most sparsely populated county in Hungary. The capital of Somogy county is Kaposvár. Its area is 6036 km².

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 presently in south-western Hungary. The capital of the county was Kaposvár.

Regional structure

City with county rights

Aerial photography: Kaposvár

Towns

(ordered by population, according to the 2001 census)

Villages

See also

Coordinates: 46°25′N 17°35′E / 46.417, 17.583