| Szécsény District | |
| Native Name: | Szécsényi járás |
| Native Name Lang: | hu |
| Settlement Type: | Districts of Hungary |
| Image Blank Emblem: | HUN Szécsény Címer.svg |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of arms |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nógrád |
| Seat Type: | District seat |
| Seat: | Szécsény |
| Area Total Km2: | 285.26 |
| Area Rank: | 5th in Nógrád |
| Population As Of: | 2011 census |
| Population Total: | 19,587 |
| Population Rank: | 6th in Nógrád |
| Population Density Km2: | 69 |
Szécsény (Hungarian: Szécsényi járás) is a district in northern part of Nógrád County. Szécsény is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Szécsény District borders with the Slovakian region of Banská Bystrica to the north and west, Salgótarján District to the northeast, Pásztó District to the south, Balassagyarmat District to the southwest. The number of the inhabited places in Szécsény District is 14.
The district has 1 town and 13 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1] The bolded municipality is the city.
In 2011, it had a population of 19,587 and the population density was 69/km2.
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 3,000).
Total population (2011 census): 19,587
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 20,415 persons:
17,548 (85.96%)
2,686 (13.16%)
Approx. 1,000 persons in Szécsény District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]