Pécs District Explained

Pécs District
Native Name:Pécsi járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:COA Hungary Town Pécs.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Baranya
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Pécs
Area Total Km2:623.07
Area Rank:3rd in Baranya
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:189,036
Population Rank:1st in Baranya
Population Density Km2:303

Pécs (Hungarian: Pécsi járás) is a district in central part of Baranya County, Hungary. Pécs is also the name of the town where the district seat is located. The district lies in the Southern Transdanubia Statistical Region.

Geography

Pécs District borders Komló District and Bonyhád District (Tolna County) to the north, Pécsvárad District and Bóly District to the east, Siklós District to the south, Sellye District, Szentlőrinc District and Hegyhát District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Pécs District is 40.

Municipalities

The district has 1 urban county, 1 town and 38 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1] The bolded municipalities are cities.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2012.xls A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve