Pilisvörösvár District Explained

Pilisvörösvár District
Native Name:Pilisvörösvári járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:HUN Pilisvörösvár COA.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Pest
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Pilisvörösvár
Area Total Km2:130.81
Area Rank:16th in Pest
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:53,201
Population Rank:11th in Pest
Population Density Km2:407

Pilisvörösvár (Hungarian: Pilisvörösvári járás; German: Kreis Werischwar) is a district in north-western part of Pest County. Pilisvörösvár is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Hungary Statistical Region.

Geography

Pilisvörösvár District borders with Szentendre District to the northeast, Budapest to the southeast, Budakeszi District to the south, Esztergom District (Komárom-Esztergom County) to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Pilisvörösvár District is 9.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns, 1 large village and 6 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1] The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 53,201 and the population density was 407/km².

Ethnicity

Besides Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the German (approx. 7,000), Slovak (1,100), Roma (500), Russian and Romanian (150).

Total population (2011 census): 53,201
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 56,661 persons:

46,448 (81.98%)

7,231 (12.76%)

1,097 (1.94%)

Approx. 3,500 persons in Pilisvörösvár District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

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