Tolna (Hungarian: Tolna vármegye, pronounced [ˈtolnɒ]; German: Komitat Tolnau) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in present-day Hungary as it was in the former Kingdom of Hungary. It lies in central Hungary, on the west bank of the river Danube. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of Somogy, Fejér, Bács-Kiskun, and Baranya. The capital of Tolna county is Szekszárd. Its area is 3,703 km.

Tolna (in Latin: comitatus Tolnensis) was also the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was about the same as that of the present Tolna county, is now in central Hungary. The capital of the county was Szekszárd.

In 2015, Tolna had a population of 225,936 and the population density was 61 inhabitants per square kilometre (160/sq mi).

Year	County population	Change
1949	275,644	n/a
1960	272,101	-1.29%
1970	258,760	-4.90%
1980	266,273	2.90%
1990	253,675	-4.73%
2001	249,683	-1.57%
2011	230,361	-7.74%
2015	225,936	-1.95%
2018	219,317	-3.01%

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans (approx. 10,000) and Roma (8,500).

Total population (2011 census): 230,361
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 214,953 persons:

• Hungarians: 194,685 (90,57%)
• Germans: 10,195 (4,74%)
• Roma: 8,768 (4,08%)
• Others and indefinable: 1 305 (0,61%)

Approx. 32,000 persons in Tolna County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

• Catholic – 108,755 (Roman Catholic – 108,392; Greek Catholic – 331)
• Reformed – 18,533;
• Evangelical – 6,800;
• Other religions – 2,734;
• Non-religious – 35,803;
• Atheism – 2,194;
• Undeclared – 55,542.

No.	English and Hungarian names	Area (km)	Population (2011)	Density (pop./km)	Seat	No. of municipalities
1	Bonyhád District Bonyhádi járás	476.77	31,567	66	Bonyhád	25
2	Dombóvár District Dombóvári járás	509.02	32,331	64	Dombóvár	16
3	Paks District Paksi járás	836.00	49,433	59	Paks	15
4	Szekszárd District Szekszárdi járás	656.18	60,122	92	Szekszárd	17
5	Tamási District Tamási járás	1,019.94	38,705	38	Tamási	32
6	Tolna District Tolnai járás	205.24	18,203	89	Tolna (town)	4
Tolna County		3,703.16	231,183	64	Szekszárd	109

The Tolna County Council, elected at the 2024 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:

	Party	Seats	Current County Assembly
	Fidesz-KDNP	11
	Our Homeland Movement	2
	Democratic Coalition	1
	Momentum Movement	1

List of presidents since 1990
Tamás Fehérvári (Fidesz-KDNP)	2014–

Tolna County has 1 urban county, 10 towns, 5 large villages and 93 villages.

City with county rights

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

• Szekszárd (34,296) – county seat

Towns

Villages

municipalities are large villages.

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  Szekszárd, the capital of the county
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  Lake in Tamási
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  Holy Spirit Church in Paks
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  Landscape in Gemenc Forest
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  Pipo de Ozora Castle in Ozora
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  Simontornya Castle
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  Calvary in Dunaföldvár
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  Apponyi Mansion in Lengyel

• Official site in Hungarian and German
• Tolnai Népújság (teol.hu) - The county portal