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How many administrative districts does Budapest have?

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central Budapest — Budapest Central Budapest, looking north along the Danube River, with the Parliament Building on the east bank.

Budapest is currently divided into 23 administrative districts.12

While the city was organized into 22 districts following a major territorial expansion in 1950, it now comprises 23 districts—6 located on the Buda side, 16 in Pest, and one on Csepel Island. Each of these districts maintains its own local government and mayor, while the city as a whole is governed by the General Assembly of Budapest, which is led by a chief mayor (or lord mayor).312