Szeghalom District

Szeghalom (Hungarian: Szeghalmi járás) is a district in northern part of Békés County. Szeghalom is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.

Szeghalom District

Szeghalmi járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Szeghalom District within Hungary and Békés County.
Country Hungary
CountyBékés
District seatSzeghalom
Area
 • Total714.19 km2 (275.75 sq mi)
Area rank3rd in Békés
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total29,709
 • Rank6th in Békés
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)

Geography

Szeghalom District borders with Püspökladány District (Hajdú-Bihar County) to the north, Berettyóújfalu District (Hajdú-Bihar County) and Sarkad District to the east, Békés District to the south, Gyomaendrőd District and Karcag District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szeghalom District is 7.

Municipalities

The district has 4 towns and 3 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

Religion in Szeghalom District (2011 census)

  Calvinism (25.7%)
  Lutheranism (0.3%)
  Catholic Church (7.8%)
  Greek Catholicism (0.1%)
  Other religions (1.2%)
  Non-religious (43.3%)
  Atheists (0.8%)
  Undeclared (20.8%)

In 2011, it had a population of 29,709 and the population density was 42/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 29,709 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,200) and German (100).

Total population (2011 census): 29,709
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 26,835 persons:

  • Hungarians: 25,436 (94.79%)
  • Gypsies: 1,136 (4.23%)
  • Others and indefinable: 263 (0.98%)

Approx. 3,000 persons in Szeghalom 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, "Szeghalmi 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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