Tiszaújváros (Hungarian: Tiszaújvárosi járás) is a district in south-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Tiszaújváros is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Tiszaújváros District
Tiszaújvárosi járás | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Tiszaújváros District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| District seat | Tiszaújváros |
| Area | |
| • Total | 248.87 km2 (96.09 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 16th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 31,842 |
| • Rank | 7th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| • Density | 128/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Geography edit
Tiszaújváros District borders with Szerencs District to the northeast, Tiszavasvári District (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) and Hajdúnánás District (Hajdú-Bihar County) to the east, Mezőcsát District to the south, Miskolc District to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Tiszaújváros District is 16.
Municipalities edit
The district has 1 town and 15 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
- Girincs (917)
- Hejőbába (1,927)
- Hejőkeresztúr (948)
- Hejőkürt (315)
- Hejőszalonta (836)
- Kesznyéten (1,900)
- Kiscsécs (207)
- Muhi (533)
- Nagycsécs (776)
- Nemesbikk (995)
- Oszlár (392)
- Sajóörös (1,343)
- Sajószöged (2,265)
- Szakáld (519)
- Tiszapalkonya (1,407)
- Tiszaújváros (16,557) – district seat
The bolded municipality is the city.
Demographics edit
Religion in Tiszaújváros District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 31,842 and the population density was 128/km2.
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 31,842 | n/a |
Ethnicity edit
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,000) and German (150).
Total population (2011 census): 31,842
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 29,552 persons:
- Hungarians: 27,032 (91.47%)
- Gypsies: 1,955 (6.62%)
- Others and indefinable: 565 (1.91%)
Approx. 2,000 persons in Tiszaújváros District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion edit
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 10,549 (Roman Catholic – 9,443; Greek Catholic – 1,102);
- Reformed – 5,746;
- Evangelical – 55;
- other religions – 295;
- Non-religious – 5,479;
- Atheism – 338;
- Undeclared – 9,380.
Gallery edit
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Tiszaújváros, the district seat -
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Dőry Mansion in Girincs -
Memorial park near Muhi
See also edit
References edit
- ^ A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
- ^ népesség.com, "Tiszaújvárosi 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
47°56′00″N 21°00′00″E / 47.9333°N 21.0000°E
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