Sárospatak District Explained

Sárospatak District
Native Name:Sárospataki járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:HUN Sárospatak Címer.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Sárospatak
Area Total Km2:477.67
Area Rank:5th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:24,946
Population Rank:8th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Population Density Km2:52

Sárospatak (Hungarian: Sárospataki járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Sárospatak is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Geography

Sárospatak District borders with Sátoraljaújhely District to the north, Cigánd District to the east, Ibrány District and Nyíregyháza District (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) to the south, Tokaj District and Gönc District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Sárospatak District is 16.

Municipalities

The district has 1 town and 15 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1] The bolded municipality is the city.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 24,946 and the population density was 52/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,500), German (650) and Rusyn (350).

Total population (2011 census): 24,946
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 23,789 persons:

21,009 (88.31%)

1,502 (6.31%)

629 (2.64%)

359 (1.51%)

Approx. 1,000 people in Sárospatak 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

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2012.xls A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Sárospataki járás népessége"
  3. 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_05
  4. 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_05