Mezőtúr District
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mezőtúr District
| native_name = Mezőtúri járás
| native_name_lang = hu
| settlement_type = Districts of Hungary
|image_flag =
|image_blank_emblem = Coa Hungary Town Mezőtúr.svg
|blank_emblem_type = Coat of arms
|image_map = Mezőtúri járás.png
|map_caption = Mezőtúr District within Hungary and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{HUN}}
| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
| seat_type = District seat
| seat = Mezőtúr
| timezone =
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| coordinates =
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 725.74
| area_rank = 3rd in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
|population_footnotes =
|population_as_of = 2011 census
|population_total = 28,191
|population_rank = 7th in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
|population_density_km2 = 39
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Mezőtúr ({{langx|hu|Mezőtúri járás}}) is a district in south-eastern part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. Mezőtúr is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region. This district is a part of Nagykunság historical and geographical region.
Geography
Mezőtúr District borders with Törökszentmiklós District and Karcag District to the north, Gyomaendrőd District (Békés County) to the east, Szarvas District (Békés County) and Kunszentmárton District to the south, Szolnok District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Mezőtúr District is 5.
Municipalities
The district has 2 towns and 3 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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- Kétpó (682)
- Mesterszállás (691)
- Mezőhék (317)
- Mezőtúr (17,337) – district seat
- Túrkeve (8,741)
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The bolded municipalities are cities.
Demographics
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Mezőtúr District (2011 census)
|label1 = Calvinism
|value1 = 20.2
|color1 = DodgerBlue
|label2 = Lutheranism
|value2 = 0.4
|color2 = DeepSkyBlue
|label3 = Catholic Church
|value3 = 9.1
|color3 = DarkOrchid
|label4 = Greek Catholicism
|value4 = 0.1
|color4 = MediumOrchid
|label5 = Other religions
|value5 = 0.7
|color5 = Chartreuse
|label6 = Non-religious
|value6 = 43.6
|color6 = Honeydew
|label7 = Atheists
|value7 = 1.1
|color7 = Grey
|label8 = Undeclared
|value8 = 24.8
|color8 = Black
}}
In 2011, it had a population of 28,191 and the population density was 39/km².
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! County populationnépesség.com, [http://nepesseg.com/jaras/mezoturi "Mezőtúri járás népessége"] ! Change |
| 2011
| 28,191 |align="right"| n/a |
=Ethnicity=
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 1,000).
Total population (2011 census): 28,191
Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, {{in lang|hu}} [http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_16] Identified themselves: 24,515 persons:
- Hungarians: 23,576 (96.17%)
- Gypsies: 618 (2.52%)
- Others and indefinable: 321 (1.31%)
Approx. 3,500 persons in Mezőtúr 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_16]
- Reformed – 5,688;
- Catholic – 2,609 (Roman Catholic – 2,575; Greek Catholic – 34);
- Evangelical – 103;
- other religions – 185;
- Non-religious – 12,292;
- Atheism – 316;
- Undeclared – 6,998.
Transport
=Road network=
=Railway network=
- Line 120 (NW→SE): Budapest... – Mezőtúr District (2 municipalities: Kétpó, Törökszentmiklós) – ...Lőkösháza
- Line 125 (N→E): Mezőtúr District (1 municipality: Mezőtúr) – ...Battonya
Gallery
See also
References
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External links
- [https://hunmix.hu/jaras/mezoturi.html Mezőtúr District - HunMix.hu]
- [http://www.iranyitoszamnavigator.hu/mezoturi-jaras-telepulesei Postal codes of the Mezőtúr District]
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{{Districts of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County}}
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Category:Districts in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County
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