Mórahalom District Explained

Mórahalom District
Native Name:Mórahalmi járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:HUN Mórahalom hivatalos címer 2013.jpg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Csongrád
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Mórahalom
Area Total Km2:561.71
Area Rank:5th in Csongrád
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:28,986
Population Rank:5th in Csongrád
Population Density Km2:52

Mórahalom (Hungarian: Mórahalmi járás) is a district in south-western part of Csongrád County. Mórahalom is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.

Geography

Mórahalom District borders with Kiskunmajsa District (Bács-Kiskun County) and Kistelek District to the north, Szeged District to the east, the Serbian district of North Bačka to the south, Kiskunhalas District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Mórahalom District is 10.

Municipalities

The district has 1 town and 9 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1] The bolded municipality is the city.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 28,986 and the population density was 52/km2.

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Romanian (approx. 200), German (150) and Serb (100).

Total population (2011 census): 28,986
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 26,831 persons:

26,127 (97.38%)

Approx. 2,000 persons in Mórahalom 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

46.2167°N 19.8833°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2012.xls A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Mórahalmi járás népessége"
  3. 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_06
  4. 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_06