| Putnok District | |
| Native Name: | Putnoki járás |
| Native Name Lang: | hu |
| Settlement Type: | Districts of Hungary |
| Image Blank Emblem: | HUN Putnok Címer.svg |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of arms |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| Seat Type: | District seat |
| Seat: | Putnok |
| Area Total Km2: | 391.25 |
| Area Rank: | 7th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| Population As Of: | 2011 census |
| Population Total: | 19,290 |
| Population Rank: | 11th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| Population Density Km2: | 49 |
Putnok (Hungarian: Putnoki járás) is a district in north-western part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Putnok is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Putnok District borders with the Slovakian regions of Banská Bystrica and Košice to the northwest, Edelény District and Kazincbarcika District to the east, Ózd District to the south. The number of the inhabited places in Putnok District is 26.
The district has 1 town and 25 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1] The bolded municipality is the city.
In 2011, it had a population of 19,290 and the population density was 49/km².
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 1,500).
Total population (2011 census): 19,290
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 18,547 persons:
16,821 (90.69%)
1,573 (8.48%)
Approx. 1,000 persons in Putnok District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]