Kunszentmiklós District
Kunszentmiklós District Kunszentmiklósi járás | |
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 Kunszentmiklós District within Hungary and Bács-Kiskun County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Bács-Kiskun |
| District seat | Kunszentmiklós |
| Area | |
• Total | 769.81 km2 (297.23 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 6th in Bács-Kiskun |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 29,998 |
| • Rank | 7th in Bács-Kiskun |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Kunszentmiklós (Hungarian: Kunszentmiklósi járás) is a district in north-western part of Bács-Kiskun County. Kunszentmiklós is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.
Geography
Kunszentmiklós District borders with Ráckeve District (Pest County) to the north, Dabas District (Pest County) to the northeast, Kecskemét District to the east, Kiskőrös District and Kalocsa District to the south, Paks District (Tolna County) and Dunaújváros District (Fejér County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Kunszentmiklós District is 9.
Municipalities
The district has 3 towns and 6 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
- Apostag (1,948)
- Dunaegyháza (1,504)
- Dunavecse (3,937)
- Kunadacs (1,566)
- Kunpeszér (649)
- Kunszentmiklós (8,515) – district seat
- Szabadszállás (5,896)
- Szalkszentmárton (2,827)
- Tass (2,906)
The bolded municipalities are cities.
Demographics
Religion in Kunszentmiklós District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 29,998 and the population density was 39/km2.
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 29,998 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 900), Slovak (550) and German (150).
Total population (2011 census): 29,998
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 28,732 persons:
- Hungarians: 26,822 (93.35%)
- Gypsies: 883 (3.07%)
- Slovaks: 555 (1.93%)
- Others and indefinable: 472 (1.64%)
Approx. 1,000 persons in Kunszentmiklós District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 9,401 (Roman Catholic – 9,357; Greek Catholic – 43);
- Reformed – 8,306;
- Evangelical – 656;
- other religions – 799;
- Non-religious – 4,363;
- Atheism – 186;
- Undeclared – 6,287.
Gallery
Kunszentmiklós, Town Hall
Sluice near Tass
Aerial view of Szabadszállás
World War I Memorial and Reformed Church in Dunavecse
See also
References
- ^ A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
- ^ népesség.com, "Kunszentmiklósi járás népessége"
- ^ 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [1]
- ^ 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [2]
External links
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