Bakóca Explained

Official Name:Bakóca
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Hungary Baranya#Hungary
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Baranya County
Coordinates:46.2075°N 17.9989°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Baranya
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hegyhát
Government Type:Mayor-council
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Gábor Király
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:10.65
Area Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:246
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:7393
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:72
Blank Name Sec1:NUTS 3
Blank Info Sec1:HU231
Blank2 Name:HCSO
Blank2 Info:22275
Website:www.bakoca.hu
Leader Party:Independent

Bakóca is a village in Hegyhát District, northern Baranya county, in the Southern Transdanubia region of Hungary. Its population at the 2011 census was 285.[4]

Geography

The village is located at 46° 12′ 27″ N, 17° 59′ 56″ E. Its area is 10.65km2. It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region, and administratively it falls under Baranya County and Hegyhát District. It lies 6km (04miles) southwest of the village of Mindszentgodisa and 23.6km (14.7miles) northwest of Pécs.[5]

Demographics

2011 census

As of the census of 2011, there were 285 residents, 121 households, and 80 families living in the village. The population density was 69/mi2. There were 134 dwellings at an average density of 33/mi2. The average household size was 2.24. The average number of children was 0.93. The average family size was 2.71.

Religious affiliation was 70.5% Roman Catholic, 4.1% Calvinist, 0.4% Greek Catholic, 2.2% other religion and 12.9% unaffiliated, with 10.0% declining to answer.

The village had an ethnic minority Roma population of 11.1%. A small number of residents also identified as German (0.7%) and other, non-native to Hungary (0.7%). The vast majority declared themselves as Hungarian (96.7%), with 2.6% declining to answer.[6]

Local government

The village is governed by a mayor with a four-person council. The local government of the village operates a joint council office with the nearby localities of Baranyajenő, Kisbeszterce, Kishajmás, Mindszentgodisa, Szágy, and Tormás. The seat of the joint council is in Mindszentgodisa.[7] [8]

As of the election of 2019, the village also has a local minority self-government for its Roma community, with three elected representatives.[9]

Transportation

Railway

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local government elections 2019. Hungarian National Election Office. 24 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2019. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. hu. 24 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 24 October 2021.
  4. Web site: 1 October 2011. Population Census 2011: Regional Data - Baranya County. live. 24 October 2021. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. https://web.archive.org/web/20130903015212/http://www.ksh.hu:80/nepszamlalas/tables_regional_02 . 2013-09-03 .
  5. Web site: Distance Calculator Find Distance Between Cities. 2021-10-24. Distance Calculator.
  6. Web site: Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 24 October 2021.
  7. Web site: Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2019. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. hu. 24 October 2021.
  8. Web site: Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 24 October 2021.
  9. Web site: Ethnic municipal elections 2019. 24 October 2021. Hungarian National Election Office.
  10. Web site: Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary. Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 24 October 2021.