Záhony District
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Záhony District
| native_name = Záhonyi járás
| native_name_lang = hu
| settlement_type = Districts of Hungary
|image_flag =
|image_blank_emblem = HUN Záhony Címer.svg
|blank_emblem_type = Coat of arms
|image_map = Záhonyi járás.png
|map_caption = Záhony 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 = Záhony
| timezone =
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| coordinates =
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 145.95
| area_rank = 13th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
|population_footnotes =
|population_as_of = 2011 census
|population_total = 18,963
|population_rank = 12th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
|population_density_km2 = 130
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Záhony ({{langx|hu|Záhonyi járás}}) is a district in northern part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Záhony 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 Rétköz geographical region.
Geography
Záhony District borders with the Ukrainian oblast of Zakarpattia to the northeast, Vásárosnamény District to the southeast, Kisvárda District to the south, Cigánd District (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County) to the west, the Slovakian region of Košice to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Záhony District is 11.
Municipalities
The district has 2 towns, 1 large village and 8 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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- Benk (440)
- Eperjeske (1,217)
- Győröcske (124)
- Komoró (1,289)
- Mándok (4,247)
- Tiszabezdéd (1,925)
- Tiszamogyorós (687)
- Tiszaszentmárton (1,151)
- Tuzsér (3,418)
- Záhony (4,125) – district seat
- Zsurk (746)
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The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.
Demographics
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Záhony District (2011 census)
|label1 = Calvinism
|value1 = 56.1
|color1 = DodgerBlue
|label2 = Catholic Church
|value2 = 12.7
|color2 = DarkOrchid
|label3 = Greek Catholicism
|value3 = 5.8
|color3 = MediumOrchid
|label4 = Other religions
|value4 = 2.2
|color4 = Chartreuse
|label5 = Non-religious
|value5 = 3.8
|color5 = Honeydew
|label6 = Atheists
|value6 = 0.2
|color6 = Grey
|label7 = Undeclared
|value7 = 19.2
|color7 = Black
}}
In 2011, it had a population of 18,963 and the population density was 130/km2.
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! County populationnépesség.com, [http://nepesseg.com/jaras/zahonyi "Záhonyi járás népessége"] ! Change |
| 2011
| 18,963 |align="right"| n/a |
=Ethnicity=
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,500) and Ukrainian (100).
Total population (2011 census): 18,963
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: 19,372 persons:
- Hungarians: 16,689 (86.15%)
- Gypsies: 2,420 (12.49%)
- Others and indefinable: 263 (1.36%)
Approx. 500 persons in Záhony 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]
- Reformed – 10,635;
- Catholic – 3,499 (Roman Catholic – 2,401; Greek Catholic – 1,098);
- other religions – 426;
- Non-religious – 725;
- Atheism – 39;
- Undeclared – 3,639.
Gallery
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.iranyitoszamnavigator.hu/zahonyi-jaras-telepulesei Postal codes of the Záhony District]
{{Záhony District}}
{{Districts of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County}}
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Category:Districts in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
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