Monor District Explained

Monor District
Native Name:Monori járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:Coa Hungary Town Monor.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Pest
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Monor
Area Total Km2:329.81
Area Rank:9th in Pest
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:64,016
Population Rank:10th in Pest
Population Density Km2:194

Monor (Hungarian: Monori járás) is a district in central-eastern part of Pest County. Monor is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Hungary Statistical Region.

Geography

Monor District borders with Nagykáta District to the northeast, Cegléd District to the southeast, Dabas District to the south, Gyál District to the west, Vecsés District to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Monor District is 12.

Municipalities

The district has 3 towns and 9 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1] The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 64,016 and the population density was 194/km2.

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,400), Romanian (450), German (400) and Slovak (300).

Total population (2011 census): 64,016
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 58,414 persons:

55,071 (94.28%)

1,435 (2.46%)

Approx. 5,500 persons in Monor 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

47.35°N 19.45°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2013.xls A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Monori járás népessége"
  3. 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_13
  4. 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_13