Békéscsaba District
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Békéscsaba District
| native_name = Békéscsabai járás
| native_name_lang = hu
| settlement_type = Districts of Hungary
|image_flag = Flag of Békéscsaba.svg
|image_blank_emblem = HUN Békéscsaba Címer.svg
|blank_emblem_type = Coat of arms
|image_map = Békéscsabai járás.png
|map_caption = Békéscsaba District within Hungary and Békés County.
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{HUN}}
| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = Békés
| seat_type = District seat
| seat = Békéscsaba
| timezone =
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| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 636.16
| area_rank = 5th in Békés
|population_footnotes =
|population_as_of = 2011 census
|population_total = 83,541
|population_rank = 1st in Békés
|population_density_km2 = 131
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Békéscsaba ({{langx|hu|Békéscsabai járás}}) is a district in central-southern part of Békés County. Békéscsaba is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.
Geography
Békéscsaba District borders with Békés District to the north, Sarkad District and Gyula District to the east, Mezőkovácsháza District to the south, Orosháza District and Szarvas District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Békéscsaba District is 9.
Municipalities
The district has 1 urban county, 2 towns, 1 large village and 5 villages.
(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2012.xls A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve]
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- Békéscsaba (63,752) – district and county seat
- Csabaszabadi (335)
- Csorvás (4,981)
- Doboz (4,167)
- Gerendás (1,311)
- Kétsoprony (1,428)
- Szabadkígyós (2,696)
- Telekgerendás (1,549)
- Újkígyós (5,235)
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The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.
Demographics
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Békéscsaba District (2011 census)
|label1 = Catholic Church
|value1 = 21.1
|color1 = DarkOrchid
|label2 = Greek Catholicism
|value2 = 0.2
|color2 = MediumOrchid
|label3 = Lutheranism
|value3 = 11.3
|color3 = DeepSkyBlue
|label4 = Calvinism
|value4 = 7.2
|color4 = DodgerBlue
|label5 = Orthodoxy
|value5 = 0.2
|color5 = FireBrick
|label6 = Other religions
|value6 = 1.7
|color6 = Chartreuse
|label7 = Non-religious
|value7 = 31.6
|color7 = Honeydew
|label8 = Atheists
|value8 = 1.5
|color8 = Grey
|label9 = Undeclared
|value9 = 25.2
|color9 = Black
}}
In 2011, it had a population of 83,541 and the population density was 131/km².
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! County populationnépesség.com, [http://nepesseg.com/jaras/bekescsabai "Békéscsabai járás népessége"] ! Change |
| 2011
| 83,541 |align="right"| n/a |
=Ethnicity=
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Slovak (approx. 3,500), Roma (900), Romanian (500) and German (450).
Total population (2011 census): 83,541
Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, {{in lang|hu}} [http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_04] Identified themselves: 78,408 persons:
- Hungarians: 72,018 (91.85%)
- Slovaks: 3,504 (4.47%)
- Gypsies: 916 (1.17%)
- Others and indefinable: 1,970 (2.51%)
Approx. 5,000 persons in Békéscsaba District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
=Religion=
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, {{in lang|hu}} [http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_04]
- Catholic – 17,821 (Roman Catholic – 17,627; Greek Catholic – 184);
- Evangelical – 9,444;
- Reformed – 6,031;
- Orthodox – 149;
- other religions – 1,404;
- Non-religious – 26,364;
- Atheism – 1,289;
- Undeclared – 21,039.
Gallery
File:Megyeszékhely - Békés megye - Békéscsaba.jpg|Békéscsaba, the district seat
File:A Kettős-körös hídja Doboznál - panoramio.jpg|Bridge over Kettős-Körös near Doboz
File:WinterLandscape Csorvás.JPG|Winter landscape near Csorvás
File:Wenckheim-kastély (2579. számú műemlék).jpg|Wenckheim Mansion in Szabadkígyós
File:Andrássy út2.JPG|Downtown of Békéscsaba
File:Békéscsaba városháza.JPG|Town Hall in Békéscsaba
File:Élővíz-csatorna Békéscsaba.jpg|Élővíz Canal in Békéscsaba
File:Békéscsaba, Jókai színház - 2013 (1).JPG|Jókai Theater (Békéscsaba)
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.iranyitoszamnavigator.hu/bekescsabai-jaras-telepulesei Postal codes of the Békéscsaba District]
{{Békéscsaba District}}
{{Districts of Békés County}}
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