Heves District Explained

Heves District
Native Name:Hevesi járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:Coa Hungary Town Heves.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Heves
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Heves (town)
Area Total Km2:697.68
Area Rank:2nd in Heves
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:35,036
Population Rank:4th in Heves
Population Density Km2:50

Heves (Hungarian: Hevesi járás) is a district in south-eastern part of Heves County. Heves is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Geography

Heves District borders with Füzesabony District to the northeast, Kunhegyes District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the southeast, Jászapáti District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the southwest, Gyöngyös District to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Heves District is 17.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns and 15 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1] The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 35,036 and the population density was 50/km2.

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 5,500).

Total population (2011 census): 35,036
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 35,799 persons:

30,343 (84.76%)

5,182 (14.48%)

Approx. 1,000 persons in Heves District did declare more than one 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, "Hevesi járás népessége"
  3. 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_10
  4. 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_10