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Districts of Hungary in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Cigánd District Cigándi járás
Districts of Hungary
Official logo of Cigánd DistrictCoat of arms
Country Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
District seatCigánd
Area
 • Total389.99 km (150.58 sq mi)
 • Rank8th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Population
 • Total16,042
 • Rank14th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
 • Density41/km (110/sq mi)

Cigánd (Hungarian: Cigándi járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. The district seat is in a town that is called Cigánd as well. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Geography

Cigánd District borders with the Slovakian region of Košice to the north, Záhony District (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) to the east, Kisvárda District and Ibrány District (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) to the south, Sárospatak District and Sátoraljaújhely District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Cigánd District is 15.

Municipalities

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

The bolded municipality is city, italics municipality is large village.

Demographics

Religion in Cigánd District (2011 census)

  Calvinism (49.6%)  Catholic Church (15.6%)  Greek Catholicism (7.9%)  Other religions (2.7%)  Non-religious (8.9%)  Atheists (0.1%)  Undeclared (15.2%)

In 2011, it had a population of 16,042 and the population density was 41/km².

Year County population Change
2011 16,042 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 3,000).

Total population (2011 census): 16,042
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 17,333 persons:

  • Hungarians: 14,606 (84.27%)
  • Gypsies: 2,646 (15.27%)
  • Others and indefinable: 81 (0.47%)

Approx. 1,500 persons in Cigánd District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

Gallery

See also

References

  1. "A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve". Archived from the original on 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
  2. népesség.com, "Cigándi járás népessége" Archived 2017-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) Archived 2013-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) Archived 2013-04-02 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Towns and villages of Cigánd District
Town (1) Coat of arms - Cigánd
Large village (1)
Villages (13)
Districts (járások) of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County

48°18′00″N 21°53′00″E / 48.3000°N 21.8833°E / 48.3000; 21.8833


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