Szikszó District | |
Native Name: | Szikszói járás |
Native Name Lang: | hu |
Settlement Type: | Districts of Hungary |
Image Blank Emblem: | HUN Szikszó Címer.svg |
Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of arms |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
Seat Type: | District seat |
Seat: | Szikszó |
Area Total Km2: | 309.25 |
Area Rank: | 14th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
Population As Of: | 2011 census |
Population Total: | 17,507 |
Population Rank: | 13th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
Population Density Km2: | 57 |
Szikszó (Hungarian: Szikszói járás) is a district in central-northern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Szikszó is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Szikszó District borders with Encs District northeast, Szerencs District to the southeast, Miskolc District to the southwest, Edelény District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szikszó District is 24.
The district has 1 town and 23 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1] The bolded municipality is the city.
In 2011, it had a population of 17,507 and the population density was 57/km².
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,500) and Rusyn (100).
Total population (2011 census): 17,507
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 20,043 persons:
16,316 (81.40%)
3,434 (17.13%)
Approx. 2,500 persons in Szikszó District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]