Nagykáta District Explained

Nagykáta District
Native Name:Nagykátai járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:Coa Hungary Town Nagykáta.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Pest
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Nagykáta
Area Total Km2:710.12
Area Rank:2nd in Pest
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:73,959
Population Rank:8th in Pest
Population Density Km2:104

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

Geography

Nagykáta District borders with Jászberény District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the northeast, Szolnok District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the east, Cegléd District to the south, Monor District and Vecsés District to the southwest, Aszód District to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Nagykáta District is 15.

Municipalities

The district has 3 towns, 2 large villages and 10 villages (population, as of 1 January 2013)[1] The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 73,959 and the population density was 104/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,250), German and Romanian (275).

Total population (2011 census): 73,959
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 67,414 persons:

64,033 (94.98%)

2,233 (3.31%)

Approx. 5,500 persons in Nagykáta 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

47.4167°N 19.7333°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2013.xls A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Nagykátai 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