Tiszaújváros District
Tiszaújváros (Hungarian: Tiszaújvárosi járás) is a district in south-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Tiszaújváros is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Tiszaújváros District Tiszaújvárosi járás | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Tiszaújváros District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. | |
| Country |  |
| County | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| District seat | Tiszaújváros |
| Area | |
| • Total | 248.87 km2 (96.09 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 16th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 31,842 |
| • Rank | 7th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| • Density | 128/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Geography
Tiszaújváros District borders with Szerencs District to the northeast, Tiszavasvári District (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) and Hajdúnánás District (Hajdú-Bihar County) to the east, Mezőcsát District to the south, Miskolc District to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Tiszaújváros District is 16.
Municipalities
The district has 1 town and 15 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
- Girincs (917)
- Hejőbába (1,927)
- Hejőkeresztúr (948)
- Hejőkürt (315)
- Hejőszalonta (836)
- Kesznyéten (1,900)
- Kiscsécs (207)
- Muhi (533)
- Nagycsécs (776)
- Nemesbikk (995)
- Oszlár (392)
- Sajóörös (1,343)
- Sajószöged (2,265)
- Szakáld (519)
- Tiszapalkonya (1,407)
- Tiszaújváros (16,557) – district seat
The bolded municipality is the city.
Demographics
Religion in Tiszaújváros District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 31,842 and the population density was 128/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 31,842 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,000) and German (150).
Total population (2011 census): 31,842
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 29,552 persons:
- Hungarians: 27,032 (91.47%)
- Gypsies: 1,955 (6.62%)
- Others and indefinable: 565 (1.91%)
Approx. 2,000 persons in Tiszaújváros District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 10,549 (Roman Catholic – 9,443; Greek Catholic – 1,102);
- Reformed – 5,746;
- Evangelical – 55;
- other religions – 295;
- Non-religious – 5,479;
- Atheism – 338;
- Undeclared – 9,380.
Gallery
Tiszaújváros, the district seat
Dőry Mansion in Girincs
Memorial park near Muhi
See also
References
- A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
- népesség.com, "Tiszaújvárosi járás népessége"
- 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian)
- 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian)