Nyírbátor District
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nyírbátor District
| native_name = Nyírbátori járás
| native_name_lang = hu
| settlement_type = Districts of Hungary
|image_flag =
|image_blank_emblem = Coa Hungary Town Nyírbátor.svg
|blank_emblem_type = Coat of arms
|image_map = Nyírbátori járás.png
|map_caption = Nyírbátor District within Hungary and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County.
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{HUN}}
| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
| seat_type = District seat
| seat = Nyírbátor
| timezone =
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| coordinates =
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 695.94
| area_rank = 3rd in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
|population_footnotes =
|population_as_of = 2011 census
|population_total = 43,040
|population_rank = 4th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
|population_density_km2 = 62
| website =
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Nyírbátor ({{langx|hu|Nyírbátori járás}}) is a district in south-eastern part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Nyírbátor 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 Nyírség geographical region.
Geography
Nyírbátor District borders with Baktalórántháza District and Mátészalka District to the north, the Romanian county of Satu Mare to the east, Romanian county of Bihor and Nyíradony District (Hajdú-Bihar County) to the south, Nagykálló District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Nyírbátor District is 20.
Municipalities
The district has 3 towns, 2 large villages and 15 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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- Bátorliget (691)
- Encsencs (1,977)
- Kisléta (1,864)
- Máriapócs (2,155)
- Nyírbátor (12,399) – district seat
- Nyírbéltek (2,990)
- Nyírbogát (3,143)
- Nyírcsászári (1,197)
- Nyírderzs (651)
- Nyírgelse (1,159)
- Nyírgyulaj (2,045)
- Nyírlugos (2,824)
- Nyírmihálydi (2,201)
- Nyírpilis (798)
- Nyírvasvári (1,972)
- Ömböly (411)
- Penészlek (978)
- Piricse (1,810)
- Pócspetri (1,681)
- Terem (611)
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The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.
Demographics
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Nyírbátor District (2011 census)
|label1 = Greek Catholicism
|value1 = 29.1
|color1 = MediumOrchid
|label2 = Catholic Church
|value2 = 19.9
|color2 = DarkOrchid
|label3 = Calvinism
|value3 = 26.4
|color3 = DodgerBlue
|label4 = Lutheranism
|value4 = 0.1
|color4 = DeepSkyBlue
|label5 = Other religions
|value5 = 0.7
|color5 = Chartreuse
|label6 = Non-religious
|value6 = 5.4
|color6 = Honeydew
|label7 = Atheists
|value7 = 0.3
|color7 = Grey
|label8 = Undeclared
|value8 = 18.1
|color8 = Black
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In 2011, it had a population of 43,040 and the population density was 62/km2.
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! County populationnépesség.com, [http://nepesseg.com/jaras/nyirbatori "Nyírbátori járás népessége"] ! Change |
| 2011
| 43,040 |align="right"| n/a |
=Ethnicity=
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 6,000) and Romanian (100).
Total population (2011 census): 43,040
Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, {{in lang|hu}} [http://www.ksh.hu/nepszamlalas/tablak_teruleti_15] Identified themselves: 44,442 persons:
- Hungarians: 38,353 (86.30%)
- Gypsies: 5,570 (12.53%)
- Others and indefinable: 519 (1.17%)
Approx. 1,500 persons in Nyírbátor District did declare more than one 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_15]
- Catholic – 21,094 (Greek Catholic – 12,538; Roman Catholic – 8,556);
- Reformed – 11,364;
- Evangelical – 45;
- other religions – 314;
- Non-religious – 2,317;
- Atheism – 105;
- Undeclared – 7,801.
Gallery
File:Nyirbator kirche.JPG|Nyírbátor, the district seat
File:House from Pócspetri.jpg|Traditional house from Pócspetri
File:Nyírmihálydi légifotó.jpg|Aerial view of Nyírmihálydi
File:Görög katolikus templom (8299. számú műemlék) cropped.jpg|Greek Catholic Pilgrimage Church in Máriapócs
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.iranyitoszamnavigator.hu/nyirbatori-jaras-telepulesei Postal codes of the Nyírbátor District]
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