Mosonmagyaróvár District

Mosonmagyaróvár (Hungarian: Mosonmagyaróvári járás) is a district in northern part of Győr-Moson-Sopron County. Mosonmagyaróvár is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Western Transdanubia Statistical Region.

Mosonmagyaróvár District
Mosonmagyaróvári járás
District
Official logo of Mosonmagyaróvár District
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Mosonmagyaróvár District within Hungary and Győr-Moson-Sopron County.
Mosonmagyaróvár District within Hungary and Győr-Moson-Sopron County.
Coordinates: 47.87°N 17.27°E / 47.87; 17.27
Country Hungary
CountyGyőr-Moson-Sopron
District seatMosonmagyaróvár
Area
 • Total899.97 km2 (347.48 sq mi)
 • Rank2nd in Győr-Moson-Sopron
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total72,609
 • Rank3rd in Győr-Moson-Sopron
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)

Geography

Mosonmagyaróvár District borders with the Slovakian regions of Bratislava and Trnava to the northeast, Győr District and Csorna District to the south, Kapuvár District and Austrian state of Burgenland to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Mosonmagyaróvár District is 26.

Municipalities

The district has 3 towns, 1 large village and 22 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.

Demographics

Religion in Mosonmagyaróvár District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (54.7%)
  Greek Catholicism (0.2%)
  Calvinism (2.8%)
  Lutheranism (2.3%)
  Other religions (0.7%)
  Non-religious (11.1%)
  Atheists (1.1%)
  Undeclared (27.1%)

In 2011, it had a population of 72,609 and the population density was 81/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 72,609 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the German (approx. 3,000), Slovak (1,300), Croat (1,000), Roma (300) and Romanian (200).

Total population (2011 census): 72,609
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 67,682 persons:

Approx. 5,000 persons in Mosonmagyaróvár 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, "Mosonmagyaróvári 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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