| Sarkad District | |
| Native Name: | Sarkadi járás |
| Native Name Lang: | hu |
| Settlement Type: | Districts of Hungary |
| Image Blank Emblem: | HUN Sarkad Címer.svg |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of arms |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Békés |
| Seat Type: | District seat |
| Seat: | Sarkad |
| Area Total Km2: | 570.97 |
| Area Rank: | 6th in Békés |
| Population As Of: | 2011 census |
| Population Total: | 22,908 |
| Population Rank: | 9th in Békés |
| Population Density Km2: | 40 |
Sarkad (hu|Sarkadi járás; ro|Districtul Șercad) is a district in north-eastern part of Békés County. Sarkad is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.
Sarkad District borders with Berettyóújfalu District (Hajdú-Bihar County) to the north, the Romanian county of Bihor to the east, Gyula District to the south, Békéscsaba District, Békés District and Szeghalom District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Sarkad District is 11.
The district has 1 town and 10 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1] The bolded municipality is the city.
In 2011, it had a population of 22,908 and the population density was 40/km².
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Romanian and Roma (approx. 2,000).
Total population (2011 census): 22,908
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 23,700 persons:
19,758 (83.37%)
1,940 (8.19%)
1,821 (7.68%)
Approx. 1,000 persons in Sarkad District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]