Kaposvár District | |
Native Name: | Kaposvári járás |
Native Name Lang: | hu |
Settlement Type: | Districts of Hungary |
Image Blank Emblem: | HUN Kaposvár Címer.svg |
Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of arms |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southern Transdanubia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Somogy |
Seat Type: | District seat |
Seat: | Kaposvár |
Area Total Km2: | 1,591.36 |
Area Rank: | 1st in Somogy |
Population As Of: | 2013 census |
Population Total: | 117,492 |
Population Rank: | 1st in Somogy |
Population Density Km2: | 74 |
Kaposvár (hu|Kaposvári járás) is a district in the central-eastern part of Somogy County in Hungary. Kaposvár is also the name of the town where the district and county seat are located. The district is in the Southern Transdanubia Statistical Region.
Kaposvár District borders with Fonyód District and Tab District to the north, Dombóvár District (Tolna County) and Hegyhát District (Baranya County) to the east, Szigetvár District (Baranya County) and Barcs District to the south, Nagyatád District and Marcali District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Kaposvár District is 78.
The district has 1 urban county, 3 towns and 74 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1] The bolded municipalities are cities.