Eger District | |
Native Name: | Egri járás |
Native Name Lang: | hu |
Settlement Type: | Districts of Hungary |
Image Blank Emblem: | Blason eger.png |
Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of arms |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Heves |
Seat Type: | District seat |
Seat: | Eger |
Area Total Km2: | 602.05 |
Area Rank: | 3rd in Heves |
Population As Of: | 2011 census |
Population Total: | 87,939 |
Population Rank: | 1st in Heves |
Population Density Km2: | 146 |
Eger (Hungarian: Egri járás) is a district in eastern part of Heves County. Eger is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. This district lies between of Bükk Mountains and Mátra Mountains geographical region.
Eger District borders with Bélapátfalva District to the north, Mezőkövesd District (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County) to the east, Füzesabony District to the south, Gyöngyös District and Pétervására District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Eger District is 22.
The district has 1 urban county, 1 town and 20 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1] The bolded municipalities are cities.
In 2011, it had a population of 87,939 and the population density was 146/km2.
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 4,000), German (600), Romanian (150) and Slovak (100).
Total population (2011 census): 87,939
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 80,504 persons:
74,703 (92.79%)
3,712 (4.61%)
Approx. 7,500 persons in Eger District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]