Kunszentmárton District

Kunszentmárton (Hungarian: Kunszentmártoni járás) is a district in southern part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. Kunszentmárton 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 Nagykunság historical and geographical region.

Kunszentmárton District

Kunszentmártoni járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Kunszentmárton District within Hungary and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.
Country Hungary
CountyJász-Nagykun-Szolnok
District seatKunszentmárton
Area
 • Total576.49 km2 (222.58 sq mi)
Area rank5th in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total36,147
 • Rank5th in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)

Geography

Kunszentmárton District borders with Szolnok District and Mezőtúr District to the north, Szarvas District (Békés County) to the east, Szentes District and Csongrád District (Csongrád County) to the south, Cegléd District and Tiszakécske District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Kunszentmárton District is 11.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns, 2 large villages and 7 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.

Demographics

Religion in Kunszentmárton District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (27.9%)
  Greek Catholicism (0.1%)
  Calvinism (11.8%)
  Lutheranism (0.6%)
  Other religions (1.0%)
  Non-religious (30.1%)
  Atheists (1.0%)
  Undeclared (27.5%)

In 2011, it had a population of 36,147 and the population density was 63/km2.

Year County population[2] Change
2011 36,147 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,000) and German (150).

Total population (2011 census): 36,147
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 31,213 persons:

  • Hungarians: 29,687 (95.11%)
  • Gypsies: 1,137 (3.64%)
  • Others and indefinable: 389 (1.25%)

Approx. 5,000 persons in Kunszentmárton District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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

Transport

Road network
  • The expressway (W→E) goes across the district. Two exits located in Kunszentmárton District: Tiszakürt and Kunszentmárton.
    The road connect Békéscsaba to the highway network.
  • Main road (W→E): Kecskemét... – Kunszentmárton District (4 municipalities: Tiszakürt, Cserkeszőlő, Kunszetmárton, Öcsöd) – ...Gyula
  • Main road (N→S): Kunszentmárton District (1 municipality: Kunszentmárton) – ...Hódmezővásárhely
  • Main road (N→S): Szolnok... – Kunszentmárton District (2 municipalities: Tiszaföldvár, Kunszentmárton)

Railway network

See also

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