Orosháza District

Orosháza (Hungarian: Orosházi járás) is a district in south-western part of Békés County. Orosháza is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.

Orosháza District

Orosházi járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Orosháza District within Hungary and Békés County.
Country Hungary
CountyBékés
District seatOrosháza
Area
 • Total717.18 km2 (276.90 sq mi)
Area rank2nd in Békés
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total51,482
 • Rank2nd in Békés
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)

Geography

Orosháza District borders with Szarvas District to the north, Békéscsaba District and Mezőkovácsháza District to the east, Makó District (Csongrád County) to the south, Hódmezővásárhely District and Szentes District (Csongrád County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Orosháza District is 8.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns, 2 large villages and 4 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

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

Demographics

Religion in Orosháza District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (20.3%)
  Greek Catholicism (0.2%)
  Lutheranism (13.5%)
  Calvinism (4.5%)
  Other religions (1.8%)
  Non-religious (31.1%)
  Atheists (1.3%)
  Undeclared (27.3%)

In 2011, it had a population of 51,482 and the population density was 72/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 51,482 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Slovak (approx. 1,500), Roma (650), German (250) and Romanian (150).

Total population (2011 census): 51,482
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 45,712 persons:

Approx. 6,000 persons in Orosháza 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 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Orosházi 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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