Edelény District

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

Edelény District

Edelényi járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Edelény District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County.
Country Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
District seatEdelény
Area
 • Total717.86 km2 (277.17 sq mi)
Area rank3rd in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total33,314
 • Rank6th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)

Geography

Edelény District borders with the Slovakian region of Košice to the north, Encs District and Szikszó District to the east, Miskolc District to the south, Kazincbarcika District and Putnok District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Edelény District is 45.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns and 43 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

Religion in Edelény District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (45.7%)
  Greek Catholicism (7.4%)
  Calvinism (20.0%)
  Other religions (0.9%)
  Non-religious (6.8%)
  Atheists (0.4%)
  Undeclared (18.8%)

In 2011, it had a population of 33,314 and the population density was 46/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 33,314 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 6,000), Polish and Rusyn (150) and German (130).

Total population (2011 census): 33,314
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 36,295 persons:

  • Hungarians: 29,602 (81.56%)
  • Gypsies: 6,052 (16.67%)
  • Others and indefinable: 641 (1.77%)

Approx. 3,000 persons in Edelény 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, "Edelényi 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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