Gönc District | |
Native Name: | Gönci járás |
Native Name Lang: | hu |
Settlement Type: | Districts of Hungary |
Image Blank Emblem: | HUN Gönc Címer.svg |
Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of arms |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
Seat Type: | District seat |
Seat: | Gönc |
Area Total Km2: | 549.67 |
Area Rank: | 4th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
Population As Of: | 2011 census |
Population Total: | 19,275 |
Population Rank: | 12th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
Population Density Km2: | 35 |
Gönc (Hungarian: Gönci járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Gönc is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Gönc District borders with the Slovakian region of Košice to the north, Sátoraljaújhely District and Sárospatak District to the east, Tokaj District and Szerencs District to the south, Szikszó District and Encs District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Gönc District is 32.
The district has 2 towns and 30 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1] The bolded municipalities are cities.
In 2011, it had a population of 19,275 and the population density was 35/km².
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,500), Slovak (150) and Rusyn (100).
Total population (2011 census): 19,275
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 20,542 persons:
17,348 (84.45%)
2,698 (13.13%)
Approx. 1,500 persons in Gönc District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]