Budapest Geography covers the geographic coordinates, the climate and the topographical features of the city. The city enjoys a continental climate. The eastern part comprise plain land while the western part is much more hilly. Many of the geographic features of Budapest are controlled by the presence of Danube river.
Budapest Geography shows that this capital of Hungary is situated along both the banks of the river Danube in the center of the Carpathian Basin. The western part that is known as Buda comprise hilly area while the eastern part that is known as Pest is consisted of plain land. The city covers almost 93030 sq km area.
Budapest Geography shows that Szentendre and Csepel islands are the neighboring places of Budapest. The elevation of the city is approximately 100 to 500 m above sea level and the highest point of Budapest is John Hill, which is 527 m high. The capital of Hungary posses 83 sq km green area that includes forests, parks and gardens like Kerteszeti es Elelmiszeripari Egyetem Budai Arboretum and Eotvos Lorand Tudomanyos Egyetem botanical garden.
Climate of Budapest:
Geography of Budapest also reveals that the weather of Budapest is determined by the geographic
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coordinates(47°28'19"N and 19°03'01"E) of the city and also the geographic features of the capital of Hungary. Budapest enjoys a continental climate. Temperature various from 52 degree F to 27.5 degree F throughout the year. January is the coldest month while the hottest months are July and August. The average annual rainfall of Budapest is 611 m. May and June are the wettest month of Budapest.
The Town of Caves:
The location of the city is strategic enough as the Castle Hill and the Gellert Hill act as barrier from foreign invasions. Not only that these hills are also the source of materials like rocks as well as woods that are used for constructing buildings. The Buda hills are home to several caves like Var cave, Matyas-volgy cave, Szemlo-hegy cave, Jozsef-hegy cave etc.
The Town of Baths:
Beside the hills the Danube river plays a great role in the development of the city. Drinking water comes from the gravel layers on the banks of the river. The presence of the hot-water or the warm-water springs in Budapest also enrich the natural resources of the city as many of the springs have therapeutic effects. Some of the famous water bodies are Palatinus bath, Rudas and Gellert bath, Lukacs bath etc. Budapest is often called the "town of baths" because of these springs.
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