Csongrád_District
Csongrád District
Districts of Hungary in Csongrád
Csongrád (Hungarian: Csongrádi járás) is a district in north-western part of Csongrád County. Csongrád is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.
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Csongrád District
Csongrádi járás | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Csongrád District within Hungary and Csongrád County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Csongrád |
| District seat | Csongrád (town) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 339.24 km2 (130.98 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th in Csongrád |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 22,996 |
| • Rank | 6th in Csongrád |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Csongrád District borders with Kunszentmárton District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the northeast, Szentes District to the east, Kistelek District to the south, Kiskunfélegyháza District and Tiszakécske District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Csongrád District is 4.
The district has 1 town and 3 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
- Csanytelek (2,755)
- Csongrád (16,846) – district seat
- Felgyő (1,281)
- Tömörkény (1,751)
The bolded municipality is the city.
Religion in Csongrád District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 22,996 and the population density was 68/km².
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 300).
Total population (2011 census): 22,996
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 20,969 persons:
- Hungarians: 20,366 (97.12%)
- Gypsies: 305 (1.45%)
- Others and indefinable: 298 (1.42%)
Approx. 2,000 persons in Csongrád District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 13,412 (Roman Catholic – 13,380; Greek Catholic – 31);
- Reformed – 621;
- Evangelical – 63;
- other religions – 245;
- Non-religious – 3,165;
- Atheism – 179;
- Undeclared – 5,311.
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- népesség.com, "Csongrádi járás népessége"
46.7167°N 20.1333°E / 46.7167; 20.1333
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