[3] The resolution was submitted by János Lázár, then-Minister of the Prime Minister's Office, who called the renaming symbolic as more than a dozen settlements in the area still share Csanád County's identity.

It has a high number of sunshine hours and excellent soil, which makes it the most important agricultural area of Hungary.

Its most famous products are paprika from Szeged and onions from Makó, but grain, vegetables, and fruits are also significant.

Half of the onions, paprika, and vegetables produced in Hungary are from Csongrád-Csanád.

As a typical Great Plain county, Csongrád-Csanád has a relatively small number of municipalities.