Bátonyterenye (Hungarian: Bátonyterenyei járás) is a district in eastern part of Nógrád County. Bátonyterenye is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Bátonyterenye District
Bátonyterenyei járás | |
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Country | Hungary |
County | Nógrád |
District seat | Bátonyterenye |
Area | |
• Total | 215.45 km2 (83.19 sq mi) |
• Rank | 6th in Nógrád |
Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 21,789 |
• Rank | 5th in Nógrád |
• Density | 101/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Geography edit
Bátonyterenye District borders with Salgótarján District to the north and west, Pétervására District (Heves County) to the east, Gyöngyös District (Heves County) to the south, Pásztó District to the southwest. The number of the inhabited places in Bátonyterenye District is 8.
Municipalities edit
The district has 1 town and 7 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]
- Bátonyterenye (12,764) – district seat
- Dorogháza (1,101)
- Mátramindszent (842)
- Mátranovák (1,730)
- Mátraterenye (1,867)
- Mátraverebély (1,958)
- Nemti (743)
- Szuha (585)
The bolded municipality is the city.
Demographics edit
In 2011, it had a population of 21,789 and the population density was 101/km2.
Year | County population[2] | Change |
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2011 | 21,789 | n/a |
Ethnicity edit
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 2,000).
Total population (2011 census): 21,789
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 20,878 persons:
- Hungarians: 18,766 (89.88%)
- Gypsies: 1,775 (8.50%)
- Others and indefinable: 337 (1.61%)
Approx. 1,000 persons in Bátonyterenye District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion edit
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 10,453 (Roman Catholic – 10,400; Greek Catholic – 53);
- Reformed – 398;
- Evangelical – 189;
- other religions – 284;
- Non-religious – 4,468;
- Atheism – 219;
- Undeclared – 5,778.
Gallery edit
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Bátonyterenye, Town Hall
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Gyürky-Solymossy Mansion in Bátonyterenye
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View of Szuha
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Our Lady Church in Szentkút (Mátraverebély)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
- ^ népesség.com, "Bátonyterenyei 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 edit
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