Derecske District

Derecske (Hungarian: Derecskei járás) is a district in central-eastern part of Hajdú-Bihar County. Derecske is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region.

Derecske District
Derecskei járás
Districts of Hungary
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Derecske District within Hungary and Hajdú-Bihar County.
Derecske District within Hungary and Hajdú-Bihar County.
Country Hungary
CountyHajdú-Bihar
District seatDerecske
Area
 • Total650.30 km2 (251.08 sq mi)
 • Rank5th in Hajdú-Bihar
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total41,701
 • Rank4th in Hajdú-Bihar
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)

Geography

Derecske District borders with Debrecen District and Nyíradony District to the north, the Romanian county of Bihor to the east, Berettyóújfalu District to the south, Püspökladány District and Hajdúszoboszló District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Derecske District is 13.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns, 2 large villages and 9 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

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

Demographics

Religion in Derecske District (2011 census)

  Calvinism (45.5%)
  Catholic Church (6.9%)
  Greek Catholicism (6.1%)
  Other religions (1.5%)
  Non-religious (20.6%)
  Atheists (0.5%)
  Undeclared (18.9%)

In 2011, it had a population of 41,701 and the population density was 64/km2.

Year County population[2] Change
2011 41,701 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,000) and Romanian (300).

Total population (2011 census): 41,701
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 40,738 persons:

  • Hungarians: 37,464 (91.96%)
  • Gypsies: 2,657 (6.52%)
  • Others and indefinable: 617 (1.51%)

Approx. 2,000 persons in Derecske 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, "Derecskei 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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