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Hódmezővásárhely District

Hódmezővásárhely (Hungarian: Hódmezővásárhelyi járás) is a district in eastern part of Csongrád County. Hódmezővásárhely is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.

Geography

Hódmezővásárhely District borders with Szentes District to the north, Orosháza District (Békés County) to the east, Makó District to the south, Szeged District and Kistelek District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Hódmezővásárhely District is 4.

Municipalities

The district has 1 urban county, 1 town and 2 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

Religion in Hódmezővásárhely District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (24.2%)
  Calvinism (14.2%)
  Lutheranism (0.6%)
  Other religions (2.3%)
  Non-religious (29.4%)
  Atheists (1.4%)
  Undeclared (27.7%)

In 2011, it had a population of 56,560 and the population density was 80/km.

Year County population Change
2011 56,560 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 600) and German (250).

Total population (2011 census): 56,560
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 50,015 persons:

  • Hungarians: 48,444 (96.86%)
  • Gypsies: 571 (1.41%)
  • Others and indefinable: 1,000 (2.00%)

Approx. 6,500 persons in Hódmezővásárhely District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

See also

References

  1. ^ A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. ^ népesség.com, "Hódmezővásárhelyi járás népessége"
  3. ^ 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [1]
  4. ^ 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [2]

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