Nyíradony District

Nyíradony (Hungarian: Nyíradonyi járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Hajdú-Bihar County. Nyíradony 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 Nyírség geographical region.

Nyíradony District

Nyíradonyi járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Nyíradony District within Hungary and Hajdú-Bihar County.
Country Hungary
CountyHajdú-Bihar
District seatNyíradony
Area
 • Total510.28 km2 (197.02 sq mi)
Area rank8th in Hajdú-Bihar
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total29,534
 • Rank9th in Hajdú-Bihar
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)

Geography

Nyíradony District borders with Nagykálló District and Nyírbátor District (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) to the north, the Romanian county of Bihor to the east, Derecske District to the south, Debrecen District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Nyíradony District is 9.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns, 2 large villages and 5 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.

Demographics

Religion in Nyíradony District (2011 census)

  Greek Catholicism (28.7%)
  Catholic Church (14.2%)
  Calvinism (28.0%)
  Other religions (1.5%)
  Non-religious (9.4%)
  Atheists (0.3%)
  Undeclared (17.9%)

In 2011, it had a population of 29,534 and the population density was 58/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 29,534 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 2,500).

Total population (2011 census): 29,534
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 28,679 persons:

  • Hungarians: 26,140 (91.15%)
  • Gypsies: 2,263 (7.89%)
  • Others and indefinable: 276 (0.96%)

Approx. 1,000 persons in Nyíradony District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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

gollark: I agree.
gollark: "people do not agree with me, therefore we live in a simulation"
gollark: cyber fails at empathy, 2021 colorized.
gollark: Of course.
gollark: The truth cuboids (which are right) disagree.

See also

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