Edelény (Hungarian: Edelényi járás) is a district in northern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Edelény is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Edelény District
Edelényi járás | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Edelény District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| District seat | Edelény |
| Area | |
| • Total | 717.86 km2 (277.17 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 33,314 |
| • Rank | 6th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Geography edit
Edelény District borders with the Slovakian region of Košice to the north, Encs District and Szikszó District to the east, Miskolc District to the south, Kazincbarcika District and Putnok District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Edelény District is 45.
Municipalities edit
The district has 2 towns and 43 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
- Abod (229)
- Balajt (463)
- Becskeháza (44)
- Boldva (2,331)
- Bódvalenke (184)
- Bódvarákó (94)
- Bódvaszilas (1,005)
- Borsodszirák (1,199)
- Damak (234)
- Debréte (21)
- Edelény (10,019) – district seat
- Égerszög (43)
- Galvács (91)
- Hangács (573)
- Hegymeg (104)
- Hidvégardó (507)
- Irota (67)
- Komjáti (254)
- Lak (604)
- Ládbesenyő (271)
- Martonyi (374)
- Meszes (157)
- Nyomár (327)
- Perkupa (819)
- Rakaca (725)
- Rakacaszend (338)
- Szakácsi (132)
- Szalonna (1,027)
- Szendrő (4,062)
- Szendrőlád (2,062)
- Szin (738)
- Szinpetri (220)
- Szögliget (606)
- Szőlősardó (100)
- Szuhogy (1,184)
- Teresztenye (20)
- Tomor (219)
- Tornabarakony (15)
- Tornakápolna (23)
- Tornanádaska (688)
- Tornaszentandrás (193)
- Tornaszentjakab (203)
- Varbóc (46)
- Viszló (62)
- Ziliz (348)
The bolded municipalities are cities.
Demographics edit
Religion in Edelény District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 33,314 and the population density was 46/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
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| 2011 | 33,314 | n/a |
Ethnicity edit
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 6,000), Polish and Rusyn (150) and German (130).
Total population (2011 census): 33,314
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 36,295 persons:
- Hungarians: 29,602 (81.56%)
- Gypsies: 6,052 (16.67%)
- Others and indefinable: 641 (1.77%)
Approx. 3,000 persons in Edelény District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion edit
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 17,695 (Roman Catholic – 15,213; Greek Catholic – 2,480);
- Reformed – 6,666;
- other religions – 308;
- Non-religious – 2,251;
- Atheism – 120;
- Undeclared – 6,274.
Gallery edit
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Ruins of Szendrő Castle -
Reservoir near Rakaca -
St. Andrew Church in Tornaszentandrás
See also edit
- List of cities and towns of Hungary
- Edelény Subregion (until 2013)
References edit
- ^ A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
- ^ népesség.com, "Edelényi 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
48°23′00″N 20°47′00″E / 48.3833°N 20.7833°E
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