Nagykőrös District Explained

Nagykőrös District
Native Name:Nagykőrösi járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:HUN Nagykőrös Címer.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Pest
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Nagykőrös
Area Total Km2:349.25
Area Rank:8th in Pest
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:27,977
Population Rank:17th in Pest
Population Density Km2:80

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

Geography

Nagykőrös District borders with Cegléd District to the north, Tiszakécske District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the southeast, Kecskemét District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the southwest. The number of the inhabited places in Nagykőrös District is 3.

Municipalities

The district has 1 town and 2 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1] The bolded municipality is the city.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 27,977 and the population density was 80/km2.

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 500), German (150) and Romanian (100).

Total population (2011 census): 27,977
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 25,043 persons:

24,008 (95.87%)

467 (1.86%)

Approx. 3,000 persons in Nagykőrös 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_2013.xls A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Nagykőrösi 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