Kiskunhalas District

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

Kiskunhalas District Kiskunhalasi járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Kiskunhalas District within Hungary and Bács-Kiskun County.
Country	Hungary
County	Bács-Kiskun
District seat	Kiskunhalas
Area
• Total	826.35 km^2 (319.06 sq mi)
Area rank	5th in Bács-Kiskun
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	43,849
• Rank	5th in Bács-Kiskun
• Density	53/km^2 (140/sq mi)

Geography

Kiskunhalas District borders with Kiskunmajsa District to the northeast, Mórahalom District (Csongrád County) to the east, the Serbian district of North Bačka and Bácsalmás District to the south, Jánoshalma District to the west, Kiskőrös District to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Kiskunhalas District is 9.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns and 7 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

• Balotaszállás (1,497)
• Harkakötöny (934)
• Kelebia (2,583)
• Kiskunhalas (28,427) – district seat
• Kisszállás (2,396)
• Kunfehértó (2,014)
• Pirtó (941)
• Tompa (4,543)
• Zsana (752)

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

Religion in Kiskunhalas District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (43.1%)

  Greek Catholicism (0.1%)

  Calvinism (8.1%)

  Lutheranism (0.9%)

  Other religions (1.9%)

  Non-religious (18.3%)

  Atheists (1.0%)

  Undeclared (26.6%)

In 2011, it had a population of 43,849 and the population density was 53/km².

Year	County population[2]	Change
2011	43,849	n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,800), German (500), Serb and Croat (100).

Total population (2011 census): 43,849
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 41,062 persons:

• Hungarians: 38,161 (92.94%)
• Gypsies: 1,774 (4.32%)
• Germans: 479 (1.17%)
• Others and indefinable: 648 (1.58%)

Approx. 3,000 persons in Kiskunhalas District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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

• Catholic – 18,978 (Roman Catholic – 18,910; Greek Catholic – 66);
• Reformed – 3,565;
• Evangelical – 376;
• other religions – 828;
• Non-religious – 8,023;
• Atheism – 419;
• Undeclared – 11,660.

Gallery

• 
  Kiskunhalas, Town Hall
• 
  Boncompagni Mansion in Kisszállás
• 
  Lake in Kunfehértó
• 
  View of Kelebia

See also

• List of cities and towns of Hungary

References

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

• Postal codes of the Kiskunhalas District