Szob District

Szob (Hungarian: Szobi járás) is a district in northern part of Pest County. Szob is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Hungary Statistical Region.

Szob District
Szobi járás
Districts of Hungary
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Szob District within Hungary and Pest County.
Szob District within Hungary and Pest County.
Country Hungary
CountyPest
District seatSzob
Area
 • Total438.32 km2 (169.24 sq mi)
 • Rank5th in Pest
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total24,875
 • Rank18th in Pest
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)

Geography

Szob District borders with the Slovakian region of Nitra to the north and west, Balassagyarmat District, Rétság District (Nógrád County) and Vác District to the east, Szentendre District to the south, Esztergom District (Komárom-Esztergom County) to the southwest. The number of the inhabited places in Szob District is 17.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns and 15 villages. [1]

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

Religion in Szob District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (53.5%)
  Greek Catholicism (0.5%)
  Calvinism (8.4%)
  Lutheranism (1.6%)
  Other religions (1.7%)
  Non-religious (9.9%)
  Atheists (1.0%)
  Undeclared (23.4%)

In 2011, it had a population of 24,875 and the population density was 57/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 24,875 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the German (approx. 900), Roma (500) and Slovak (100).

Total population (2011 census): 24,875
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 23,598 persons:

Approx. 1,000 persons in Szob 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 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Szobi 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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