Szombathely District

Szombathely (Hungarian: Szombathelyi járás) is a district in central-western part of Vas County. Szombathely is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Western Transdanubia Statistical Region.

Szombathely District
Szombathelyi járás
Districts of Hungary
Official logo of Szombathely District
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Szombathely District within Hungary and Vas County.
Szombathely District within Hungary and Vas County.
Coordinates: 47.23°N 16.62°E / 47.23; 16.62
Country Hungary
CountyVas
District seatSzombathely
Area
 • Total646.36 km2 (249.56 sq mi)
 • Rank2nd in Vas
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total112,320
 • Rank1st in Vas
 • Density174/km2 (450/sq mi)

Geography

Szombathely District borders with Kőszeg District to the north, Sárvár District to the east, Vasvár District and Körmend District to the south, the Austrian state of Burgenland to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szombathely District is 40.

Municipalities

The district has 1 urban county, 1 town and 38 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

Religion in Szombathely District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (56.7%)
  Greek Catholicism (0.1%)
  Lutheranism (2.6%)
  Calvinism (1.9%)
  Other religions (1.0%)
  Non-religious (7.31%)
  Atheists (1.0%)
  Undeclared (29.4%)

In 2011, it had a population of 112,320 and the population density was 174/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 112,320 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the German (approx. 2,500), Croat (2,000), Roma (850), Romanian (200) and Slovene (150).

Total population (2011 census): 112,320
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 100,855 persons:

Approx. 11,500 persons in Szombathely 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". ksh.hu. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  2. népesség.com, "Szombathelyi 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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