Hajdúszoboszló District

Hajdúszoboszló (Hungarian: Hajdúszoboszlói járás) is a district in western part of Hajdú-Bihar County. Hajdúszoboszló is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region. This district is a part of Hajdúság historical and geographical region.

Hajdúszoboszló District

Hajdúszoboszlói járás
Districts of Hungary
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Hajdúszoboszló District within Hungary and Hajdú-Bihar County.
Country Hungary
CountyHajdú-Bihar
District seatHajdúszoboszló
Area
 • Total732.65 km2 (282.88 sq mi)
Area rank3rd in Hajdú-Bihar
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total43,061
 • Rank3rd in Hajdú-Bihar
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)

Geography

Hajdúszoboszló District borders with Balmazújváros District to the north, Debrecen District and Derecske District to the east, Püspökladány District to the south, Karcag District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Hajdúszoboszló District is 5.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns and 3 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

Religion in Hajdúszoboszló District (2011 census)

  Calvinism (26.2%)
  Lutheranism (0.1%)
  Catholic Church (6.1%)
  Greek Catholicism (1.2%)
  Other religions (1.0%)
  Non-religious (40.0%)
  Atheists (0.9%)
  Undeclared (24.5%)

In 2011, it had a population of 43,061 and the population density was 55/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 43,061 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 650) and German (300) and Romanian (100).

Total population (2011 census): 43,061
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 38,155 persons:

Approx. 5,000 persons in Hajdúszoboszló District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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

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See also

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



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