Tékes

Tékes ([ˈteːkɛʃ]) is a village (Hungarian: község) in Hegyhát District, northern Baranya county, in the Southern Transdanubia region of Hungary. Its population at the 2011 census was 248.[4]

See also: Tekes
Tékes
Village
Tékes is located in Baranya County
Tékes
Tékes
Location in Baranya County
Tékes is located in Hungary
Tékes
Tékes
Tékes (Hungary)
Coordinates: 46°17′N 18°10′E
Country Hungary
CountyBaranya
DistrictHegyhát
Government
[1]
 • TypeMayor-council
 • MayorGábor Máté (Ind.)
Area
[2]
 • Total12.56 km2 (4.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total224
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7381
Area code72
NUTS 3HU231
HCSO27702

Geography

The village is located at 46° 17′ 9″ N, 18° 10′ 19″ E. Its area is 12.56 km2 (4.85 sq mi). It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region, and administratively it falls under Baranya County and then Hegyhát District. It lies 24 km (15 mi) north of the city of Pécs and 3.8 km (2.4 mi) southeast of the village of Vásárosdombó.[5]

Demographics

2011 census

As of the census of 2011, there were 248 residents, 90 households, and 69 families living in the village. The population density was 51 inhabitants per square mile (20 inhabitants/km2). There were 101 dwellings at an average density of 21 per square mile (8.1/km2). The average household size was 2.66. The average number of children was 1.26. The average family size was 3.01.[4]

Religious affiliation was 51.5% Roman Catholic, 0.4% Calvinist, 6.3% Lutheran, 1.3% other and 23.8% unaffiliated, with 16.7% declining to answer.

The village had a significant ethnic minority Roma population of 21.8%. There were also small numbers of Germans (1.7%) and Poles (0.4%). The vast majority declared themselves as Hungarian (95.4%), with 4.6% declining to answer.[note 1][3]

Local government

The village is governed by a mayor with a four-person council. The local government of the village operates a joint council office with the nearby localities of Ág, Gerényes, Kisvaszar, Tarrós and Vásárosdombó. The seat of the joint council is in Vásárosdombó.[2][3]

As of the election of 2019, the village also has a local minority self-government for its Roma community, with three elected representatives.[6]

Transportation

Railway
  • Vásárosdombó Train Station, 5.0 km (3.1 mi) to the west of the village. The station is on the Pusztaszabolcs–Pécs and Dombóvár-Komló railway lines and is operated by MÁV.[3]

Attractions
  • Lutheran Church
  • Roman Catholic Church

Notes
  1. As a person can affiliate themselves with more than one ethnic group (nationality), the totals may be greater than 100%.

References
  1. "Local government elections 2019". Hungarian National Election Office. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. "Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2019" (PDF). Hungarian Central Statistical Office (in Hungarian). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. "Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. "Population Census 2011: Regional Data - Baranya County". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. "Distance Calculator Find Distance Between Cities". Distance Calculator. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  6. "Ethnic municipal elections 2019". Hungarian National Election Office. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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