Kalocsa District
Kalocsa (Hungarian: Kalocsai járás; German: Kreis Kollotschau) is a district in western part of Bács-Kiskun County. Kalocsa is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.
Kalocsa District
Kalocsai járás | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Kalocsa District within Hungary and Bács-Kiskun County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Bács-Kiskun |
| District seat | Kalocsa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,062.27 km2 (410.14 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd in Bács-Kiskun |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 52,479 |
| • Rank | 4th in Bács-Kiskun |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Geography
Kalocsa District borders with Kunszentmiklós District to the north, Kiskőrös District to the east, Jánoshalma District to the southeast, Baja District to the south, Tolna District and Paks District (Tolna County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Kalocsa District is 21.
Municipalities
The district has 3 towns, 2 large villages and 16 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]
- Bátya (2,060)
- Drágszél (326)
- Dunapataj (3,180)
- Dunaszentbenedek (865)
- Dunatetétlen (529)
- Dusnok (2,958)
- Fajsz (1,712)
- Foktő (1,628)
- Géderlak (1,020)
- Hajós (3,115)
- Harta (3,417)
- Homokmégy (1,398)
- Kalocsa (16,552) – district seat
- Miske (1,722)
- Ordas (420)
- Öregcsertő (809)
- Solt (6,488)
- Szakmár (1,237)
- Uszód (1,056)
- Újsolt (181)
- Újtelek (355)
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.
Demographics
Religion in Kalocsa District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 52,497 and the population density was 49/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 52,497 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the German (approx. 3,000), Roma (1,800), Croat (1,000), Slovak and Romanian (100).
Total population (2011 census): 52,497
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 51,084 persons:
- Hungarians: 44,689 (87.48%)
- Germans: 2,951 (5.78%)
- Gypsies: 1,801 (3.53%)
- Croats: 1,005 (1.97%)
- Others and indefinable: 638 (1.25%)
Approx. 1,500 persons in Kalocsa District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 25,901 (Roman Catholic – 25,773; Greek Catholic – 121);
- Reformed – 5,957;
- Evangelical – 1,299;
- other religions – 639;
- Non-religious – 5,484;
- Atheism – 379;
- Undeclared – 12,838.
Gallery
Kalocsa, the district seat
Fishing lake near Solt
Cellar Village of Hajós
Assumption Cathedral in Kalocsa
See also
References
- A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
- népesség.com, "Kalocsai járás népessége"
- 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian)
- 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian)
External links
| Towns (3) | | |
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| Large villages (2) | ||
| Villages (18) | ||