Kisvárda District Explained

Kisvárda District
Native Name:Kisvárdai járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:HUN Kisvárda Címer.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Kisvárda
Area Total Km2:523.09
Area Rank:6th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:56,114
Population Rank:3rd in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Population Density Km2:107

Kisvárda (Hungarian: Kisvárdai járás) is a district in northern part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Kisvárda 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 Rétköz and Nyírség geographical region.

Geography

Kisvárda District borders with Záhony District to the north, Vásárosnamény District to the east, Baktalórántháza District to the south, Kemecse District and Ibrány District to the west, Cigánd District (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County) to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Kisvárda District is 23.

Municipalities

The district has 3 towns and 20 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1] The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 56,114 and the population density was 107/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,500), Ukrainian (200), Russian and German (100).

Total population (2011 census): 56,114
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 54,880 persons:

50,963 (92.86%)

3,250 (5.92%)

Approx. 1,500 persons in Kisvárda 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_2013.xls A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Kisvárdai járás népessége"
  3. 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_15
  4. 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_15