Sopron District Explained

Sopron District
Native Name:Soproni járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:Coa Hungary Town Sopron.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Győr-Moson-Sopron
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Sopron
Area Total Km2:867.75
Area Rank:3rd in Győr-Moson-Sopron
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:98,841
Population Rank:2nd in Győr-Moson-Sopron
Population Density Km2:114

Sopron (Hungarian: Soproni járás; German: Kreis Ödenburg) is a district in western part of Győr-Moson-Sopron County. Sopron is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Western Transdanubia Statistical Region.

Geography

Sopron District borders with the Austrian state of Burgenland to the north and west, Kapuvár District to the east, Sárvár District and Kőszeg District (Vas County) to the south. The number of the inhabited places in Sopron District is 39.

Municipalities

The district has 1 urban county, 2 towns, 1 large village and 35 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1] The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 98,841 and the population density was 114/km2.

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the German (approx. 5,500), Croat (1,800), Roma (750) and Romanian (200).

Total population (2011 census): 98,841
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 94,241 persons:

85,032 (90.23%)

5,412 (5.74%)

1,772 (1.88%)

Approx. 4,500 persons in Sopron 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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2012.xls A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Soproni járás népessége"
  3. 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_08
  4. 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_08