Záhony District Explained

Záhony District
Native Name:Záhonyi járás
Native Name Lang:hu
Settlement Type:Districts of Hungary
Image Blank Emblem:HUN Záhony Címer.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Záhony
Area Total Km2:145.95
Area Rank:13th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Total:18,963
Population Rank:12th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Population Density Km2:130

Záhony (Hungarian: Záhonyi járás) is a district in northern part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Záhony is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region. This district is a part of Rétköz geographical region.

Geography

Záhony District borders with the Ukrainian oblast of Zakarpattia to the northeast, Vásárosnamény District to the southeast, Kisvárda District to the south, Cigánd District (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County) to the west, the Slovakian region of Košice to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Záhony District is 11.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns, 1 large village and 8 villages.(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1] The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 18,963 and the population density was 130/km2.

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,500) and Ukrainian (100).

Total population (2011 census): 18,963
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 19,372 persons:

16,689 (86.15%)

2,420 (12.49%)

Approx. 500 persons in Záhony District did declare more than one 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_2013.xls A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Záhonyi járás népessége"
  3. 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_15
  4. 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_15