Törökszentmiklós District

Törökszentmiklós (Hungarian: Törökszentmiklósi járás) is a district in central part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. Törökszentmiklós 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 Nagykunság historical and geographical region.

Törökszentmiklós District

Törökszentmiklósi járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Törökszentmiklós District within Hungary and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.
Country Hungary
CountyJász-Nagykun-Szolnok
District seatTörökszentmiklós
Area
 • Total464.54 km2 (179.36 sq mi)
Area rank8th in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total36,739
 • Rank4th in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)

Geography

Törökszentmiklós District borders with Kunhegyes District to the north, Karcag District to the east, Mezőtúr District to the southeast, Szolnok District to the west and north. The number of the inhabited places in Törökszentmiklós District is 7.

Municipalities

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

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

Religion in Törökszentmiklós District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (29.0%)
  Greek Catholicism (0.2%)
  Calvinism (10.3%)
  Lutheranism (0.1%)
  Other religions (0.8%)
  Non-religious (33.2%)
  Atheists (0.8%)
  Undeclared (25.6%)

In 2011, it had a population of 36,739 and the population density was 79/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 36,739 n/a

Ethnicity

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

Total population (2011 census): 36,739
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 33,338 persons:

  • Hungarians: 31,779 (95.32%)
  • Gypsies: 1,208 (3.62%)
  • Others and indefinable: 351 (1.05%)

Approx. 3,500 persons in Törökszentmiklós 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, "Törökszentmiklósi 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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