Baranyaszentgyörgy ([ˈbɒrɒɲɒsɛntɟørɟ]) is a village (Hungarian: község) in Hegyhát District, northern Baranya county, in the Southern Transdanubia region of Hungary. Its population at the 2011 census was 141.

Geography

The village is located at 46° 14′ 40″ N, 18° 0′ 57″ E. Its area is 7.27 km (2.81 sq mi). It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region, and administratively it falls under Baranya County and Hegyhát District. It lies 7 km (4.3 mi) west of the town of Sásd and 25.5 km (15.8 mi) northwest of Pécs.

Demographics

2011 census

As of the census of 2011, there were 141 residents, 61 households, and 40 families living in the village. The population density was 50 inhabitants per square mile (19 inhabitants/km). There were 76 dwellings at an average density of 27 dwellings per square mile (10 dwellings/km). The average household size was 2.36. The average number of children was 1.03. The average family size was 2.83.

Religious affiliation was 59.0% Roman Catholic, 4.9% Calvinist, 1.4% Lutheran, 1.4% Greek Catholic, 0.7% other religion and 8.3% unaffiliated, with 24.3% declining to answer.

The village had a significant ethnic minority Roma population of 21.6%. A small number of residents also identified as Croat (1.0%). The majority declared themselves as Hungarian (76.5%), with 23.5% declining to answer.

Local government

The village is governed by a mayor with a four-person council. The local government of the village operates a joint council office with the nearby localities of Baranyaszentgyörgy, Gödre, Meződ, Palé, Sásd, Varga and Vázsnok. The seat of the joint council is in Sásd.

Transportation

Railway

• Sásd Train Station, 10 km (6.2 mi) to the east of the village. The station is on the Pusztaszabolcs–Pécs and Dombóvár-Komló railway lines and is operated by MÁV.