Balassagyarmat District

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Balassagyarmat District

| native_name = Balassagyarmati járás

| native_name_lang = hu

| settlement_type = Districts of Hungary

|image_flag = Flag of Balassagyarmat.svg

|image_blank_emblem = Coa Hungary Town Balassagyarmat big.svg

|blank_emblem_type = Coat of arms

|image_map = Balassagyarmati járás.png

|map_caption = Balassagyarmat District within Hungary and Nógrád County.

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{HUN}}

| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = Nógrád

| seat_type = District seat

| seat = Balassagyarmat

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| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 532.94

| area_rank = 2nd in Nógrád

|population_footnotes =

|population_as_of = 2011 census

|population_total = 40,326

|population_rank = 2nd in Nógrád

|population_density_km2 = 76

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Balassagyarmat ({{langx|hu|Balassagyarmati járás}}) is a district in north-western part of Nógrád County. Balassagyarmat is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Geography

Balassagyarmat District borders with the Slovakian regions of Nitra and Banská Bystrica to the north, Szécsény District and Pásztó District to the east, Vác District (Pest County) to the south, Rétság District to the southwest, Szob District (Pest County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Balassagyarmat District is 29.

Municipalities

The district has 1 town and 28 villages.

(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/hnk/hnk_2013.xls A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve]

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Balassagyarmat (16,055) – district seat
Becske (549)
Bercel (2,088)
Cserháthaláp (359)
Cserhátsurány (837)
Csesztve (327)
Csitár (404)
Debercsény (73)
Dejtár (1,377)
Drégelypalánk (1,491)
Érsekvadkert (3,574)
Galgaguta (645)
Herencsény (593)
Hont (475)
Hugyag (856)
Iliny (157)
Ipolyszög (649)
Ipolyvece (773)
Magyarnándor (1,122)
Mohora (942)
Nógrádkövesd (692)
Nógrádmarcal (556)
Őrhalom (983)
Patak (912)
Patvarc (708)
Szanda (662)
Szécsénke (199)
Szügy (1,391)
Terény (380)

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The bolded municipality is the city.

Demographics

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|caption = Religion in Balassagyarmat District (2011 census)

|label1 = Catholic Church

|value1 = 61.5

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|label2 = Greek Catholicism

|value2 = 0.1

|color2 = MediumOrchid

|label3 = Lutheranism

|value3 = 6.4

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|label4 = Calvinism

|value4 = 1.7

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|label5 = Other religions

|value5 = 1.5

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|label6 = Non-religious

|value6 = 5.1

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|label7 = Atheists

|value7 = 0.8

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|label8 = Undeclared

|value8 = 22.9

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In 2011, it had a population of 40,326 and the population density was 76/km².

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! Year

! County populationnépesség.com, [http://nepesseg.com/jaras/balassagyarmati "Balassagyarmati járás népessége"]

! Change

2011

| 40,326

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=Ethnicity=

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,000), Slovak (400) and German (100).

Total population (2011 census): 40,326

Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, {{in lang|hu}} [http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_12] Identified themselves: 37,603 persons:

Hungarians: 34,861 (93.70%)
Gypsies: 1,932 (5.19%)
Slovaks: 380 (1.02%)
Others and indefinable: 430 (1.14%)

Approx. 2,500 persons in Balassagyarmat 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_12]

Catholic – 24,829 (Roman Catholic – 24,781; Greek Catholic – 45);
Evangelical – 2,561;
Reformed – 681;
other religions – 610;
Non-religious – 2,049;
Atheism – 335;
Undeclared – 9,261.

Gallery

File:Balassagyarmati városháza 5.jpg|Balassagyarmat, Civitas Fortissima

File:Bercel.jpg|Aerial view of Bercel

File:Várrom (6574. számú műemlék).jpg|Drégely Castle

File:Csesztve House.jpg|Madách Chateau in Csesztve

File:Szanda falu (Nógrád megye) látképe - háttérben a Szanda hegy vonulataival és a Berceli-heggyel.jpg|View of Szanda

File:Patak01.JPG|Holy Trinity Church in Patak

References

External links

[http://www.iranyitoszamnavigator.hu/balassagyarmati-jaras-telepulesei Postal codes of the Balassagyarmat District]

Category:Districts in Nógrád County