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Szerencs District

Coordinates: 48°09′00″N 21°10′00″E / 48.1500°N 21.1667°E / 48.1500; 21.1667
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Szerencs District
Szerencsi járás
Official logo of Szerencs District
Szerencs District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County.
Szerencs District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County.
Country Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
District seatSzerencs
Area
 • Total432.07 km2 (166.82 sq mi)
 • Rank6th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total38,106
 • Rank5th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)

Szerencs (Hungarian: Szerencsi járás) is a district in central-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Szerencs 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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Szerencs District borders with Szikszó District and Gönc District to the north, Tokaj District to the east, Tiszavasvári District (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) and Tiszaújváros District to the south, Miskolc District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szerencs District is 16.

Municipalities

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The district has 1 town, 2 large villages and 13 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipality is city, italics municipalities are large villages.

Demographics

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Religion in Szerencs District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (43.9%)
  Calvinism (24.7%)
  Lutheranism (0.1%)
  Other religions (1.1%)
  Non-religious (5.5%)
  Atheists (0.3%)
  Undeclared (20.7%)

In 2011, it had a population of 38,106 and the population density was 88/km2.

Year County population[2] Change
2011 38,106 n/a

Ethnicity

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Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 4,000) and German (850).

Total population (2011 census): 38,106
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 38,709 persons:

Approx. 500 persons in Szerencs District did declare more than one 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 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. ^ népesség.com, "Szerencsi 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°09′00″N 21°10′00″E / 48.1500°N 21.1667°E / 48.1500; 21.1667