Cegléd District

Cegléd (Hungarian: Ceglédi járás) is a district in south-eastern part of Pest County. Cegléd is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Hungary Statistical Region.

Cegléd District

Ceglédi járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Cegléd District within Hungary and Pest County.
Country Hungary
CountyPest
District seatCegléd
Area
 • Total886.30 km2 (342.20 sq mi)
Area rank1st in Pest
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total88,952
 • Rank4th in Pest
 • Density100/km2 (300/sq mi)

Geography

Cegléd District borders with Nagykáta District to the north, Szolnok District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the east, Tiszakécske District (Bács-Kiskun County) and Nagykőrös District to the south, Kecskemét District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the southwest, Dabas District to the west, Monor District to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Cegléd District is 12.

Municipalities

The district has 3 towns and 9 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

Religion in Cegléd District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (35.9%)
  Greek Catholicism (0.3%)
  Calvinism (12.0%)
  Lutheranism (4.5%)
  Other religions (1.4%)
  Non-religious (16.1%)
  Atheists (0.8%)
  Undeclared (29.0%)

In 2011, it had a population of 88,952 and the population density was 100/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 88,952 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,800), German (950) and Romanian (300).

Total population (2011 census): 88,952
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 79,369 persons:

Approx. 9,500 persons in Cegléd District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]

See also

References
  1. A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Ceglédi járás népessége"
  3. 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian)
  4. 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian)


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