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Csongrád (Hungarian: Csongrádi járás) is a district in north-western part of Csongrád County. Csongrád is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.
Csongrád District
Csongrádi járás | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Csongrád District within Hungary and Csongrád County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Csongrád |
| District seat | Csongrád (town) |
| Area | |
• Total | 339.24 km2 (130.98 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th in Csongrád |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 22,996 |
| • Rank | 6th in Csongrád |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Geography
editCsongrád District borders with Kunszentmárton District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the northeast, Szentes District to the east, Kistelek District to the south, Kiskunfélegyháza District and Tiszakécske District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Csongrád District is 4.
Municipalities
editThe district has 1 town and 3 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
- Csanytelek (2,755)
- Csongrád (16,846) – district seat
- Felgyő (1,281)
- Tömörkény (1,751)
The bolded municipality is the city.
Demographics
editReligion in Csongrád District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 22,996 and the population density was 68/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 22,996 | n/a |
Ethnicity
editBesides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 300).
Total population (2011 census): 22,996
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 20,969 persons:
- Hungarians: 20,366 (97.12%)
- Gypsies: 305 (1.45%)
- Others and indefinable: 298 (1.42%)
Approx. 2,000 persons in Csongrád District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
editReligious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 13,412 (Roman Catholic – 13,380; Greek Catholic – 31);
- Reformed – 621;
- Evangelical – 63;
- other religions – 245;
- Non-religious – 3,165;
- Atheism – 179;
- Undeclared – 5,311.
Gallery
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
- ^ népesség.com, "Csongrádi 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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