Miskolc District Explained

Miskolc District
Native Name:Miskolci járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:HUN Miskolc Címer.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Miskolc
Area Total Km2:972.80
Area Rank:1st in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:250,530
Population Rank:1st in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Population Density Km2:258

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

Geography

Miskolc District borders with Kazincbarcika District, Edelény District and Szikszó District to the north, Szerencs District and Tiszaújváros District to the east, Mezőcsát District to the south, Mezőkövesd District to the southwest, Eger District and Bélapátfalva District (Heves County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Miskolc District is 39.

Municipalities

The district has 1 urban county, 6 towns, 1 large village and 31 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 250,530 and the population density was 258/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 12,500), German (1,200), Slovak (1,000), Rusyn and Romanian (300), Polish, Russian and Bulgarian (200), Greek and Ukrainian (150) and Arab (100).

Total population (2011 census): 250,530
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 232,864 persons:

215,090 (92.37%)

12,061 (5.18%)

Approx. 18,000 persons in Miskolc 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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2012.xls A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Miskolci 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