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Districts of Hungary in Nógrád
Salgótarján District Salgótarjáni járás
Districts of Hungary
Flag of Salgótarján DistrictFlagOfficial logo of Salgótarján DistrictCoat of arms
Salgótarján District within Hungary and Nógrád County.Salgótarján District within Hungary and Nógrád County.
Country Hungary
CountyNógrád
District seatSalgótarján
Area
 • Total525.23 km (202.79 sq mi)
 • Rank3rd in Nógrád
Population
 • Total64,601
 • Rank1st in Nógrád
 • Density123/km (320/sq mi)

Salgótarján (Hungarian: Salgótarjáni járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Nógrád County. Salgótarján is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Geography

Salgótarján District borders with the Slovakian region of Banská Bystrica to the north, Ózd District (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County) and Bátonyterenye District to the southeast, Pásztó District to the south, Szécsény District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Salgótarján District is 29.

Municipalities

The district has 1 urban county and 28 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)

The bolded municipality is the city.

Demographics

Religion in Salgótarján District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (47.7%)  Greek Catholicism (0.2%)  Lutheranism (1.8%)  Calvinism (1.8%)  Other religions (2.3%)  Non-religious (19.6%)  Atheists (1.2%)  Undeclared (25.4%)

In 2011, it had a population of 64,601 and the population density was 123/km.

Year County population Change
2011 64,601 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 5,500), Slovak (400) and German (200).

Total population (2011 census): 64,601
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 62,958 persons:

  • Hungarians: 56,484 (89.72%)
  • Gypsies: 5,383 (8.55%)
  • Others and indefinable: 1,091 (1.73%)

Approx. 1,500 persons in Salgótarján District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

Gallery

See also

References

  1. A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Salgótarjáni járás népessége"
  3. 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian)
  4. 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian)

External links

Towns and villages of Salgótarján District
City with county rights (1) Coat of arms - Salgótarján
Villages (38)
Districts (járások) of Nógrád County

48°07′00″N 19°48′00″E / 48.1167°N 19.8000°E / 48.1167; 19.8000


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