Sátoraljaújhely District | |
Native Name: | Sátoraljaújhelyi járás |
Native Name Lang: | hu |
Settlement Type: | Districts of Hungary |
Image Blank Emblem: | Coa Hungary Town Sátoraljaújhely.svg |
Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of arms |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
Seat Type: | District seat |
Seat: | Sátoraljaújhely |
Area Total Km2: | 321.38 |
Area Rank: | 13th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
Population As Of: | 2011 census |
Population Total: | 23,058 |
Population Rank: | 9th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
Population Density Km2: | 72 |
Sátoraljaújhely (Hungarian: Sátoraljaújhelyi járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Sátoraljaújhely is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Sátoraljaújhely District borders with the Slovakian region of Košice to the northeast, Cigánd District and Sárospatak District to the south, Gönc District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Sátoraljaújhely District is 21.
The district has 2 towns and 19 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1] The bolded municipalities are cities.
In 2011, it had a population of 23,058 and the population density was 72/km².
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,000), Slovak (800), German (200) and Rusyn (150).
Total population (2011 census): 23,058
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 24,811 persons:
20,723 (83.52%)
2,780 (11.20%)
784 (3.16%)
Approx. 2,000 persons in Sátoraljaújhely District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]