Orosháza District
| Orosháza District Orosházi járás |
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| Orosháza District within Hungary and Békés County. Orosháza District within Hungary and Békés County. |
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| Country |  Hungary |
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| County | Békés | |
| District seat | Orosháza | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 717.18 km2 (276.90 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 2nd in Békés | |
| Population (2011 census) | ||
| • Total | 51,482 | |
| • Rank | 2nd in Békés | |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
Orosháza (Hungarian: Orosházi járás) is a district in south-western part of Békés County. Orosháza is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.
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Geography
Orosháza District is bordered by Szarvas District to the north, Békéscsaba District and Mezőkovácsháza District to the east, Makó District (Csongrád County) to the south, Hódmezővásárhely District and Szentes District (Csongrád County) to the west. There are eight inhabited places in Orosháza District.
Municipalities
The district has two towns, two large villages and four villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
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- Békéssámson (2,318)
- Csanádapáca (2,617)
- Gádoros (3,555)
- Kardoskút (885)
- Nagyszénás (5,070)
- Orosháza (28,910) – district seat
- Pusztaföldvár (1,700)
- Tótkomlós (5,780)
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.
Demographics
Religion in Orosháza District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 51,482 and the population density of 72 per square kilometre (0.00019/sq mi).
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
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| 2011 | 51,482 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Slovak (approx. 1,500), Roma (650), German (250) and Romanian (150).
Total population (2011 census): 51,482
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 45,712 persons:
- Hungarians: 42,825 (93.68%)
- Slovaks: 1,460 (3.19%)
- Gypsies: 645 (1.41%)
- Others and indefinable: 782 (1.71%)
Approx. 6,000 persons in Orosháza District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 10,548 (Roman Catholic – 10,469; Greek Catholic – 77)
- Evangelical – 6,958
- Reformed – 2,329
- other religions – 920
- Non-religious – 16,045
- Atheism – 654
- Undeclared – 14,028
Gallery
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Orosháza, Szent István-mellszobor 2021 01.jpg
Orosháza, the biggest Hungarian village
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Tótkomlós - view from the church tower.jpg
Aerial view of Tótkomlós
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Lápos - panoramio.jpg
Landscape near Nagyszénás
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Orosháza, Győri Vilmos tér és Kossuth Lajos utca sarok.jpg
Downtown Orosháza
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Gyopárosfürdő légi fotó.jpg
Spa in Gyopárosfürdő (Orosháza)
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Török-híd Békéssámson.jpg
Turkish bridge near Békéssámson
See also
References
- ↑ A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
- ↑ "Orosházi járás népessége", Népesség
- ↑ 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011 Script error: No such module "In lang".
- ↑ 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011 Script error: No such module "In lang".
External links
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