Hajdúhadház District

Hajdúhadház (Hungarian: Hajdúhadházi járás) is a district in northern part of Hajdú-Bihar County. Hajdúhadház 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 Hajdúság historical and geographical region.

Hajdúhadház District

Hajdúhadházi járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Hajdúhadház District within Hungary and Hajdú-Bihar County.
Country Hungary
CountyHajdú-Bihar
District seatHajdúhadház
Area
 • Total137.02 km2 (52.90 sq mi)
Area rank10th in Hajdú-Bihar
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total22,183
 • Rank10th in Hajdú-Bihar
 • Density162/km2 (420/sq mi)

Geography

Hajdúhadház District borders with Nyíregyháza District and Nagykálló District (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) to the north, Debrecen District to the east and south, Hajdúböszörmény District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Hajdúhadház District is 3.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns and 1 village. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

Religion in Hajdúhadház District (2011 census)

  Calvinism (31.4%)
  Catholic Church (6.4%)
  Greek Catholicism (4.7%)
  Other religions (4.8%)
  Non-religious (29.3%)
  Atheists (0.8%)
  Undeclared (22.6%)

In 2011, it had a population of 22,183 and the population density was 162/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 22,183 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 2,500).

Total population (2011 census): 22,183
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 22,195 persons:

  • Hungarians: 19,661 (88.58%)
  • Gypsies: 2,280 (10.27%)
  • Others and indefinable: 254 (1.14%)

Approx. 50 persons in Hajdúhadház 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

References
  1. A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Hajdúhadházi 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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