Csongrád District

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

Csongrád District
Csongrádi járás
Districts of Hungary
Official logo of Csongrád District
Coat of arms
Csongrád District within Hungary and Csongrád County.
Csongrád District within Hungary and Csongrád County.
Country Hungary
CountyCsongrád
District seatCsongrád (town)
Area
 • Total339.24 km2 (130.98 sq mi)
 • Rank7th in Csongrád
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total22,996
 • Rank6th in Csongrád
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)

Geography

Csongrád District borders with Kunszentmárton District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the northeast, Szentes District to the east, Kistelek District to the south, Kiskunfélegyháza District and Tiszakécske District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Csongrád District is 4.

Municipalities

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

The bolded municipality is the city.

Demographics

Religion in Csongrád District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (58.2%)
  Greek Catholicism (0.1%)
  Calvinism (2.7%)
  Lutheranism (0.3%)
  Other religions (1.1%)
  Non-religious (13.7%)
  Atheists (0.8%)
  Undeclared (23.1%)

In 2011, it had a population of 22,996 and the population density was 68/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 22,996 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 300).

Total population (2011 census): 22,996
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 20,969 persons:

Approx. 2,000 persons in Csongrád District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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

  • Csongrád, the district seat
    Csongrád, the district seat
  • Narrow gauge rail near Tömörkény
    Narrow gauge rail near Tömörkény
  • Sandbank near Csongrád (Tisza river)
    Sandbank near Csongrád (Tisza river)
  • St. Roch Church in Csongrád
    St. Roch Church in Csongrád

See also

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