Tiszakécske District Explained

Tiszakécske District
Native Name:Tiszakécskei járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:HUN Tiszakécske Címer.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Bács-Kiskun
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Tiszakécske
Area Total Km2:405.99
Area Rank:11th in Bács-Kiskun
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:23,582
Population Rank:8th in Bács-Kiskun
Population Density Km2:58

Tiszakécske (Hungarian: Tiszakécskei járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Bács-Kiskun County. Tiszakécske is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.

Geography

Tiszakécske District borders with Nagykőrös District, Cegléd District (Pest County) and Szolnok District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the north, Kunszentmárton District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the east, Csongrád District (Csongrád County) to the southeast, Kiskunfélegyháza District to the southwest, Kecskemét District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Tiszakécske District is 5.

Municipalities

The district has 1 town, 2 large villages and 2 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1] The bolded municipality is city, italics municipalities are large villages.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 23,582 and the population density was 58/km2.

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 450), German (200) and Romanian (100).

Total population (2011 census): 23,582
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 21,882 persons:

20,957 (95.77%)

429 (1.96%)

Approx. 1,500 persons in Tiszakécske 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. http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2012.xls A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Tiszakécskei járás népessége"
  3. 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_03
  4. 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_03