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Salgótarján District

Coordinates: 48°07′00″N 19°48′00″E / 48.1167°N 19.8000°E / 48.1167; 19.8000
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Salgótarján District
Salgótarjáni járás
Flag of Salgótarján District
Official logo of Salgótarján District
Salgótarján District within Hungary and Nógrád County.
Salgótarján District within Hungary and Nógrád County.
Country Hungary
CountyNógrád
District seatSalgótarján
Area
 • Total525.23 km2 (202.79 sq mi)
 • Rank3rd in Nógrád
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total64,601
 • Rank1st in Nógrád
 • Density123/km2 (320/sq mi)

Salgótarján (Hungarian: Salgótarjáni járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Nógrád County. Salgótarján is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Geography

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Salgótarján District borders with the Slovakian region of Banská Bystrica to the north, Ózd District (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County) and Bátonyterenye District to the southeast, Pásztó District to the south, Szécsény District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Salgótarján District is 29.

Municipalities

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The district has 1 urban county and 28 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]

The bolded municipality is the city.

Demographics

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Religion in Salgótarján District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (47.7%)
  Lutheranism (1.8%)
  Calvinism (1.8%)
  Other religions (2.3%)
  Non-religious (19.6%)
  Atheists (1.2%)
  Undeclared (25.4%)

In 2011, it had a population of 64,601 and the population density was 123/km2.

Year County population[2] Change
2011 64,601 n/a

Ethnicity

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Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 5,500), Slovak (400) and German (200).

Total population (2011 census): 64,601
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 62,958 persons:

  • Hungarians: 56,484 (89.72%)
  • Gypsies: 5,383 (8.55%)
  • Others and indefinable: 1,091 (1.73%)

Approx. 1,500 persons in Salgótarján District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. ^ népesség.com, "Salgótarjáni járás népessége"
  3. ^ 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [1]
  4. ^ 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [2]
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48°07′00″N 19°48′00″E / 48.1167°N 19.8000°E / 48.1167; 19.8000