Hegyhát District Explained

Hegyhát District
Native Name:Hegyháti járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:Coa Hungary Town Sásd.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Baranya
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Sásd
Area Total Km2:360.72
Area Rank:6th in Baranya
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:12,744
Population Rank:8th in Baranya
Population Density Km2:35

Hegyhát (Hungarian: Hegyháti járás) is a district in northern part of Baranya County, Hungary. The district is located in the Southern Transdanubia Statistical Region. It is the only district in Hungarian countryside, which is not named after its district seat.

Geography

Hegyhát District borders with Dombóvár District and Tamási District (Tolna County) to the north, Bonyhád District (Tolna County) to the east, Komló District to the southeast, Pécs District and Szentlőrinc District to the south, Szigetvár District to the southwest, Kaposvár District (Somogy County) to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Hegyhát District is 25.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns and 23 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1] The bolded municipalities are cities.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2012.xls A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve