| Békés District | |
| Native Name: | Békési járás |
| Native Name Lang: | hu |
| Settlement Type: | Districts of Hungary |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Coa Hungary Town Békés big.svg |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of arms |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Békés |
| Seat Type: | District seat |
| Seat: | Békés (town) |
| Area Total Km2: | 525.24 |
| Area Rank: | 7th in Békés |
| Population As Of: | 2011 census |
| Population Total: | 37,409 |
| Population Rank: | 5th in Békés |
| Population Density Km2: | 71 |
Békés (hu|Békési járás) is a district in central-northern part of Békés County. Békés is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.
Békés District borders with Szeghalom District to the north, Sarkad District to the east, Békéscsaba District to the south, Szarvas District and Gyomaendrőd District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Békés District is 7.
The district has 2 towns and 5 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1] The bolded municipalities are cities.
In 2011, it had a population of 37,409 and the population density was 71/km².
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,000), German and Slovak (450), Romanian (100).
Total population (2011 census): 37,409
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 36,283 persons:
32,978 (90.89%)
2,102 (5.78%)
461 (1.27%)
448 (1.23%)
Approx. 1,000 persons in Békés District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]