Nagykáta District

Nagykáta (Hungarian: Nagykátai járás) is a district in eastern part of Pest County. Nagykáta is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Hungary Statistical Region.

Nagykáta District

Nagykátai járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Nagykáta District within Hungary and Pest County.
Country Hungary
CountyPest
District seatNagykáta
Area
 • Total710.12 km2 (274.18 sq mi)
Area rank2nd in Pest
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total73,959
 • Rank8th in Pest
 • Density104/km2 (270/sq mi)

Geography

Nagykáta District borders with Jászberény District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the northeast, Szolnok District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the east, Cegléd District to the south, Monor District and Vecsés District to the southwest, Aszód District to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Nagykáta District is 15.

Municipalities

The district has 3 towns, 2 large villages and 10 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.

Demographics

Religion in Nagykáta District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (51.0%)
  Greek Catholicism (0.4%)
  Calvinism (7.4%)
  Lutheranism (2.0%)
  Other religions (1.7%)
  Non-religious (11.4%)
  Atheists (0.7%)
  Undeclared (25.4%)

In 2011, it had a population of 73,959 and the population density was 104/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 73,959 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,250), German and Romanian (275).

Total population (2011 census): 73,959
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 67,414 persons:

  • Hungarians: 64,033 (94.98%)
  • Gypsies: 2,233 (3.31%)
  • Others and indefinable: 1,148 (1.70%)

Approx. 5,500 persons in Nagykáta District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]

See also
  • List of cities and towns in Hungary

References
  1. A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Nagykátai 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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