Kiskőrös District
Kiskőrösi járás
Official logo of Kiskőrös District
Kiskőrös District within Hungary and Bács-Kiskun County.
Kiskőrös District within Hungary and Bács-Kiskun County.
Country Hungary
CountyBács-Kiskun
District seatKiskőrös
Area
  Total1,130.33 km2 (436.42 sq mi)
  Rank2nd in Bács-Kiskun
Population
 (2011 census)
  Total54,625
  Rank3rd in Bács-Kiskun
  Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)

Kiskőrös (Hungarian: Kiskőrösi járás) is a district in central part of Bács-Kiskun County. Kiskőrös is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.

Geography

Kiskőrös District borders with Kunszentmiklós District to the north, Kecskemét District to the northeast, Kiskunfélegyháza District and Kiskunmajsa District to the east, Kiskunhalas District to the southeast, Jánoshalma District to the south, Kalocsa District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Kiskőrös District is 15.

Municipalities

The district has 4 towns and 11 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

Religion in Kiskőrös District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (48.9%)
  Lutheranism (16.1%)
  Calvinism (8.2%)
  Other religions (3.2%)
  Non-religious (6.8%)
  Atheists (0.5%)
  Undeclared (16.1%)

In 2011, it had a population of 54,625 and the population density was 48/km2.

Year County population[2] Change
2011 54,625 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the German (approx. 1,500), Roma (1,400), Slovak (1,200) and Romanian (400).

Total population (2011 census): 54,625
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 54,640 persons:

Approx. 20 persons in Kiskőrös District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]

See also

References

  1. A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Kiskőrösi 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)

46°39′00″N 19°20′00″E / 46.6500°N 19.3333°E / 46.6500; 19.3333


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