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Debrecen
City population
202,402
#2
in Hungary
#1
in Hajdu-Bihar
#2,833
worldwide
47.532, 21.624 · 194 km from Budapest
About Debrecen
Debrecen is a city in Hajdu-Bihar, Hungary with a population of 202,402. It is the 2nd largest of the 89 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Hungary, and the 2,833rd largest worldwide. It lies 194 km from Budapest.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Coordinates
47.532, 21.624
Record updated
19 August 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 89 in HungaryClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.