| Bátonyterenye District | |
| Native Name: | Bátonyterenyei járás |
| Native Name Lang: | hu |
| Settlement Type: | Districts of Hungary |
| Image Blank Emblem: | HUN Bátonyterenye Címer.svg |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of arms |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nógrád |
| Seat Type: | District seat |
| Seat: | Bátonyterenye |
| Area Total Km2: | 215.45 |
| Area Rank: | 6th in Nógrád |
| Population As Of: | 2011 census |
| Population Total: | 21,789 |
| Population Rank: | 5th in Nógrád |
| Population Density Km2: | 101 |
Bátonyterenye (Hungarian: Bátonyterenyei járás) is a district in eastern part of Nógrád County. Bátonyterenye is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Bátonyterenye District borders with Salgótarján District to the north and west, Pétervására District (Heves County) to the east, Gyöngyös District (Heves County) to the south, Pásztó District to the southwest. The number of the inhabited places in Bátonyterenye District is 8.
The district has 1 town and 7 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1] The bolded municipality is the city.
In 2011, it had a population of 21,789 and the population density was 101/km2.
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 2,000).
Total population (2011 census): 21,789
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 20,878 persons:
18,766 (89.88%)
1,775 (8.50%)
Approx. 1,000 persons in Bátonyterenye District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]