Szolnok (Hungarian: Szolnoki járás) is a district in western part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. Szolnok is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region.
Szolnok District
Szolnoki járás | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Szolnok District within Hungary and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
| District seat | Szolnok |
| Area | |
| • Total | 914.48 km2 (353.08 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 118,241 |
| • Rank | 1st in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
| • Density | 129/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Geography
editSzolnok District borders with Jászberény District and Jászapáti District to the north, Kunhegyes District, Törökszentmiklós District and Mezőtúr District to the east, Kunszentmárton District and Tiszakécske District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the south, Cegléd District and Nagykáta District (Pest County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szolnok District is 18.
Municipalities
editThe district has 1 urban county, 4 towns and 13 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
- Besenyszög (3,372)
- Csataszög (295)
- Hunyadfalva (169)
- Kőtelek (1,571)
- Martfű (6,435)
- Nagykörű (1,651)
- Rákóczifalva (5,359)
- Rákócziújfalu (2,002)
- Szajol (3,734)
- Szászberek (969)
- Szolnok (74,341) – district and county seat
- Tiszajenő (1,642)
- Tiszasüly (1,370)
- Tiszavárkony (1,526)
- Tószeg (4,380)
- Újszász (6,360)
- Vezseny (692)
- Zagyvarékas (3,512)
The bolded municipalities are cities.
Demographics
editReligion in Szolnok District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 118,241 and the population density was 129/km2.
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 118,241 | n/a |
Ethnicity
editBesides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,000), German (600), Russian (250) and Romanian (200).
Total population (2011 census): 118,241
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 106,079 persons:
- Hungarians: 100,632 (94.87%)
- Gypsies: 3,108 (2.93%)
- Others and indefinable: 2,339 (2.20%)
Approx. 12,000 persons in Szolnok District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
editReligious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 36,277 (Roman Catholic – 35,678; Greek Catholic – 589);
- Reformed – 7,721;
- Evangelical – 525;
- other religions – 1,427;
- Non-religious – 35,231;
- Atheism – 2,257;
- Undeclared – 34,803.
Gallery
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
- ^ népesség.com, "Szolnoki járás népessége"
- ^ 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [1]
- ^ 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [2]
External links
edit47°12′00″N 20°11′00″E / 47.2000°N 20.1833°E
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