Kazincbarcika District Explained

Kazincbarcika District
Native Name:Kazincbarcikai járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:HUN Kazincbarcika Címer.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Kazincbarcika
Area Total Km2:341.70
Area Rank:12th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:66,470
Population Rank:2nd in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Population Density Km2:193

Kazincbarcika (Hungarian: Kazincbarcikai járás) is a district in north-western part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Kazincbarcika is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Geography

Kazincbarcika District borders with Edelény District northeast, Miskolc District to the southeast, Bélapátfalva District (Heves County) to the southwest, Ózd District to the west, Putnok District to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Kazincbarcika District is 22.

Municipalities

The district has 3 town, 2 large villages and 17 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1] The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 66,470 and the population density was 195/km2.

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 4,000), German (350), Polish and Rusyn (150).

Total population (2011 census): 66,470
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 63,350 persons:

58,247 (91.94%)

3,919 (6.18%)

Approx. 3,000 persons in Kazincbarcika District did not declare their 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, "Kazincbarcikai járás népessége"
  3. 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_05
  4. 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_05