Kiskunfélegyháza District
Kiskunfélegyháza (Hungarian: Kiskunfélegyházi járás) is a district in eastern part of Bács-Kiskun County. Kiskunfélegyháza is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.
Kiskunfélegyháza District
Kiskunfélegyházi járás | |
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 Kiskunfélegyháza District within Hungary and Bács-Kiskun County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Bács-Kiskun |
| District seat | Kiskunfélegyháza |
| Area | |
| • Total | 582.37 km2 (224.85 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th in Bács-Kiskun |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 37,455 |
| • Rank | 6th in Bács-Kiskun |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Geography
Kiskunfélegyháza District borders with Kecskemét District and Tiszakécske District to the north, Csongrád District (Csongrád County) to the east, Kistelek District (Csongrád County) and Kiskunmajsa District to the south, Kiskőrös District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Kiskunfélegyháza District is 6.
Municipalities
The district has 1 town, 1 large village and 4 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
- Bugac (2,809)
- Bugacpusztaháza (297)
- Gátér (966)
- Kiskunfélegyháza (29,972) – district seat
- Pálmonostora (1,770)
- Petőfiszállás (1,478)
The bolded municipality is city, italics municipality is large village.
Demographics
Religion in Kiskunfélegyháza District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 37,455 and the population density was 64/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 37,455 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 300), German (200) and Romanian (100).
Total population (2011 census): 37,455
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 33,240 persons:
- Hungarians: 32,326 (97.25%)
- Others and indefinable: 914 (2.75%)
Approx. 4,000 persons in Kiskunfélegyháza District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 22,542 (Roman Catholic – 22,464; Greek Catholic – 72);
- Reformed – 899;
- Evangelical – 74;
- other religions – 349;
- Non-religious – 3,512;
- Atheism – 276;
- Undeclared – 9,803.
Gallery
Kiskunfélegyháza, Town Hall
Landscape near Bugac
Our Lady Church in Kiskunfélegyháza
Pusztaorság near Petőfiszállás
See also
References
- A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
- népesség.com, "Kiskunfélegyházai 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)