Jászapáti District Explained

Jászapáti District
Native Name:Jászapáti járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:HUN Jászapáti Címer.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Jászapáti
Area Total Km2:544.45
Area Rank:6th in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:33,172
Population Rank:6th in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Population Density Km2:61

Jászapáti (Hungarian: Jászapáti járás) is a district in north-western part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. Jászapáti is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region. This district is a part of Jászság historical, ethnographical and geographical region.

Geography

Jászapáti District borders with Heves District (Heves County) to the northeast, Szolnok District to the east and south, Jászberény District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Jászapáti District is 9.

History

The Jászapáti District existed before the cessation of the districts in 1983, known as the Lower Jászság District since the 1950s. It was headquartered in Jászapáti and was closed in 1961, when its territory was divided between mainly Jászberény and Szolnok Districts.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns, 1 large village and 6 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1] The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 33,172 and the population density was 61/km2.

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,000) and German (100).

Total population (2011 census): 33,172
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 32,580 persons:

29,293 (89.12%)

3,142 (9.64%)

Approx. 500 persons in Jászapáti District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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

Transport

Road network

Railway network

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2012.xls A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Jászapáti járás népessége"
  3. 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_16
  4. 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_16