Ibrány District

Ibrány (Hungarian: Ibrányi járás) is a district in north-western part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Ibrány is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region. This district is a part of Rétköz geographical region.

Ibrány District

Ibrányi járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Ibrány District within Hungary and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County.
Country Hungary
CountySzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District seatIbrány
Area
 • Total304.91 km2 (117.73 sq mi)
Area rank9th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total23,679
 • Rank9th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)

Geography

Ibrány District borders with Sárospatak District and Cigánd District (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County) to the north, Kisvárda District and Kemecse District to the east, Nyíregyháza District to the south and west. The number of the inhabited places in Ibrány District is 8.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns, 1 large village and 5 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.

Demographics

Religion in Ibrány District (2011 census)

  Calvinism (37.3%)
  Lutheranism (0.4%)
  Catholic Church (23.5%)
  Greek Catholicism (8.5%)
  Other religions (2.0%)
  Non-religious (8.2%)
  Atheists (0.3%)
  Undeclared (19.8%)

In 2011, it had a population of 23,679 and the population density was 78/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 23,679 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,500) and German (150).

Total population (2011 census): 23,679
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 23,826 persons:

  • Hungarians: 20,973 (88.02%)
  • Gypsies: 2,592 (10.88%)
  • Others and indefinable: 261 (1.10%)

Approx. 150 persons in Ibrány 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 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Ibrányi 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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