Csongrád District Explained

Csongrád District
Native Name:Csongrádi járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:HUN Csongrád Címer.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Csongrád
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Csongrád (town)
Area Total Km2:339.24
Area Rank:7th in Csongrád
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:22,996
Population Rank:6th in Csongrád
Population Density Km2:68

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.

Geography

Csongrád 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

The district has 1 town and 3 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1] The bolded municipality is the city.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 22,996 and the population density was 68/km².

Ethnicity

Besides 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:

20,366 (97.12%)

305 (1.45%)

Approx. 2,000 persons in Csongrád District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2012.xls A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Csongrádi járás népessége"
  3. 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_06
  4. 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_06