Tiszaújváros District

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
Official logo of Tiszaújváros District
Tiszaújváros District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County.
Tiszaújváros District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County.
Country Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
District seatTiszaújváros
Area
 • Total248.87 km2 (96.09 sq mi)
 • Rank16th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total31,842
 • Rank7th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
 • Density128/km2 (330/sq mi)

Geography

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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

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The district has 1 town and 15 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipality is the city.

Demographics

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Religion in Tiszaújváros District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (29.7%)
  Calvinism (18.0%)
  Lutheranism (0.2%)
  Other religions (0.9%)
  Non-religious (17.2%)
  Atheists (1.1%)
  Undeclared (29.4%)

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

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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

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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, "Tiszaújvárosi 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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