Szigetvár District Explained

Szigetvár District
Native Name:Szigetvári járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:HUN Szigetvár Címer.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Baranya
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Szigetvár
Area Total Km2:656.76
Area Rank:1st in Baranya
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:25,002
Population Rank:5th in Baranya
Population Density Km2:38

Szigetvár (Hungarian: Szigetvári járás) is a district in western part of Baranya County, Hungary. Szigetvár is also the name of the town where the district seat is located. The district lies in the Southern Transdanubia Statistical Region.

Geography

Szigetvár District borders with Kaposvár District (Somogy County) to the north, Hegyhát District and Szentlőrinc District to the east, Sellye District to the south, Barcs District (Somogy County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szigetvár District is 45.

Municipalities

The district has 1 town and 44 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1] The bolded municipality is city.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2012.xls A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve