Encs District

Encs District
Encsi járás
Districts of Hungary

Coat of arms

Encs District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County.
Country  Hungary
County Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
District seat Encs
Area
 • Total 378.39 km2 (146.10 sq mi)
Area rank 10th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 21,390
 • Rank 10th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
 • Density 56/km2 (150/sq mi)

Encs (Hungarian: Encsi járás) is a district in northern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Encs is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Geography

Encs District borders with the Slovakian region of Košice to the north, Gönc District to the east and south, Szikszó District and Edelény District to the south and west. The number of the inhabited places in Encs District is 29.

Municipalities

The district has 1 town and 28 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipality is city.

Demographics

Religion in Encs District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (53.8%)
  Greek Catholicism (9.4%)
  Calvinism (15.8%)
  Lutheranism (1.3%)
  Other religions (0.8%)
  Non-religious (4.1%)
  Atheists (0.2%)
  Undeclared (14.6%)

In 2011, it had a population of 21,390 and the population density was 56/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 21,390 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 5,000).

Total population (2011 census): 21,390
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 25,108 persons:

  • Hungarians: 19,862 (79.11%)
  • Gypsies: 4,973 (19.81%)
  • Others and indefinable: 273 (1.09%)

Approx. 4,000 persons in Encs District did declare more than one 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, "Encsi 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)

Coordinates: 48°23′00″N 21°04′00″E / 48.3833°N 21.0667°E / 48.3833; 21.0667


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