Szombathely District Explained

Szombathely District
Native Name:Szombathelyi járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:HUN Szombathely Címer.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Vas
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Szombathely
Area Total Km2:646.36
Area Rank:2nd in Vas
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:112,320
Population Rank:1st in Vas
Population Density Km2:174

Szombathely (Hungarian: Szombathelyi járás) is a district in central-western part of Vas County. Szombathely is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Western Transdanubia Statistical Region.

Geography

Szombathely District borders with Kőszeg District to the north, Sárvár District to the east, Vasvár District and Körmend District to the south, the Austrian state of Burgenland to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szombathely District is 40.

Municipalities

The district has 1 urban county, 1 town and 38 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1] The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 112,320 and the population density was 174/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the German (approx. 2,500), Croat (2,000), Roma (850), Romanian (200) and Slovene (150).

Total population (2011 census): 112,320
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 100,855 persons:

94,314 (93.52%)

2,467 (2.45%)

1,997 (1.98%)

Approx. 11,500 persons in Szombathely 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. Web site: A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve. ksh.hu. 2017-10-27.
  2. népesség.com, "Szombathelyi járás népessége"
  3. 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_18
  4. 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_18