Szolnok District
Geography
Szolnok District borders with Jászberény District and Jászapáti District to the north, Kunhegyes District, Törökszentmiklós District and Mezőtúr District to the east, Kunszentmárton District and Tiszakécske District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the south, Cegléd District and Nagykáta District (Pest County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szolnok District is 18.
Municipalities
The district has 1 urban county, 4 towns and 13 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)
- Besenyszög (3,372)
- Csataszög (295)
- Hunyadfalva (169)
- Kőtelek (1,571)
- Martfű (6,435)
- Nagykörű (1,651)
- Rákóczifalva (5,359)
- Rákócziújfalu (2,002)
- Szajol (3,734)
- Szászberek (969)
- Szolnok (74,341) – district and county seat
- Tiszajenő (1,642)
- Tiszasüly (1,370)
- Tiszavárkony (1,526)
- Tószeg (4,380)
- Újszász (6,360)
- Vezseny (692)
- Zagyvarékas (3,512)
The bolded municipalities are cities.
Demographics
Religion in Szolnok District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 118,241 and the population density was 129/km.
Year | County population | Change |
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2011 | 118,241 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,000), German (600), Russian (250) and Romanian (200).
Total population (2011 census): 118,241
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 106,079 persons:
- Hungarians: 100,632 (94.87%)
- Gypsies: 3,108 (2.93%)
- Others and indefinable: 2,339 (2.20%)
Approx. 12,000 persons in Szolnok District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
- Catholic – 36,277 (Roman Catholic – 35,678; Greek Catholic – 589);
- Reformed – 7,721;
- Evangelical – 525;
- other religions – 1,427;
- Non-religious – 35,231;
- Atheism – 2,257;
- Undeclared – 34,803.
Gallery
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Szolnok, the Capital of Tisza
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Aerial view of Tószeg
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Orczy Mansion in Újszász
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Town Hall in Szolnok
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Szigligeti Theater (Szolnok)
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St. Ladislaus Church in Tiszasüly
See also
References
- ^ A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
- ^ népesség.com, "Szolnoki járás népessége"
- ^ 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [1]
- ^ 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [2]
External links
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