Heves County

Heves County
Heves vármegye
Mount Bél Stone in Bükk National Park
Kékes (the highest point in Hungary)
City view from Castle of Eger
Descending, from top: Bél Stone near Bélapátfalva, View of Kékes, and View from Castle of Eger
Flag of Heves County
Coat of arms of Heves County
Heves County within Hungary
Heves County within Hungary
Country Hungary
RegionNorthern Hungary
County seatEger
Districts
Government
 • President of the General AssemblyRóbert Szabó (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
 • Total
3,637.21 km2 (1,404.33 sq mi)
 • Rank16th in Hungary
Population
 (2018)
 • Total
295,792[1]
 • Rank14th in Hungary
GDP
 • TotalHUF 776 billion
€2.492 billion (2016)
Postal code
300x – 304x,
32xx – 33xx
Area code(s)(+36) 36, 37
ISO 3166 codeHU-HE
Websitehevesmegye.hu

Heves county (Hungarian: Heves vármegye, pronounced [ˈhɛvɛʃ]) lies in northern Hungary, between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest, Nógrád, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok. Eger is the county seat.