Sárvár District | |
Native Name: | Sárvári járás |
Native Name Lang: | hu |
Settlement Type: | Districts of Hungary |
Image Blank Emblem: | HUN Sárvár Címer.svg |
Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of arms |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Vas |
Seat Type: | District seat |
Seat: | Sárvár |
Area Total Km2: | 685.46 |
Area Rank: | 1st in Vas |
Population As Of: | 2011 census |
Population Total: | 38,684 |
Population Rank: | 2nd in Vas |
Population Density Km2: | 56 |
Sárvár (Hungarian: Sárvári járás) is a district in central-eastern part of Vas County. Sárvár is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Western Transdanubia Statistical Region.
Sárvár District borders with Sopron District and Kapuvár District (Győr-Moson-Sopron County) to the north, Celldömölk District and Sümeg District (Veszprém County) to the east, Zalaszentgrót District (Zala County) to the south, Vasvár District to the southwest, Szombathely District and Kőszeg District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Sárvár District is 42.
The district has 2 towns and 40 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1] The bolded municipalities are cities.
In 2011, it had a population of 38,684 and the population density was 56/km2.
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the German (approx. 500) and Roma (400).
Total population (2011 census): 38,684
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 34,410 persons:
33,185 (96.44%)
512 (1.49%)
390 (1.13%)
Approx. 4,000 persons in Sárvár District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]