Tiszafüred District Explained

Tiszafüred District
Native Name:Tiszafüredi járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:HUN Tiszafüred Címer.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Tiszafüred
Area Total Km2:417.05
Area Rank:9th in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:19,559
Population Rank:9th in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Population Density Km2:47

Tiszafüred (Hungarian: Tiszafüredi járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. Tiszafüred is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region.

Geography

Tiszafüred District borders with Mezőkövesd District (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County) to the north, Balmazújváros District (Hajdú-Bihar County) to the east, Karcag District to the south, Kunhegyes District and Füzesabony District (Heves County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Tiszafüred District is 7.

Municipalities

The district has 1 town and 6 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1] The bolded municipality is the city.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 19,559 and the population density was 47/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,000) and German (200).

Total population (2011 census): 19,559
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 17,758 persons:

16,572 (93.32%)

708 (3.99%)

228 (1.28%)

Approx. 2,000 persons in Tiszafüred 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

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2012.xls A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Tiszafüredi járás népessége"
  3. 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_16
  4. 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_16