Kisvárda (Hungarian: Kisvárdai járás) is a district in northern part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Kisvárda 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 Rétköz and Nyírség geographical region.
Kisvárda District
Kisvárdai járás | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Kisvárda District within Hungary and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| District seat | Kisvárda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 523.09 km2 (201.97 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 6th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 56,114 |
| • Rank | 3rd in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| • Density | 107/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Geography edit
Kisvárda District borders with Záhony District to the north, Vásárosnamény District to the east, Baktalórántháza District to the south, Kemecse District and Ibrány District to the west, Cigánd District (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County) to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Kisvárda District is 23.
Municipalities edit
The district has 3 towns and 20 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]
- Ajak (3,785)
- Anarcs (1,910)
- Döge (2,206)
- Dombrád (4,070)
- Fényeslitke (2,516)
- Gyulaháza (1,939)
- Jéke (729)
- Kékcse (1,546)
- Kisvárda (16,888) – district seat
- Lövőpetri (467)
- Mezőladány (1,086)
- Nyírkarász (2,371)
- Nyírlövő (676)
- Nyírtass (2,063)
- Pap (1,839)
- Pátroha (2,905)
- Rétközberencs (1,105)
- Szabolcsbáka (1,199)
- Szabolcsveresmart (1,728)
- Tiszakanyár (1,599)
- Tornyospálca (2,655)
- Újdombrád (742)
- Újkenéz (1,026)
The bolded municipalities are cities.
Demographics edit
Religion in Kisvárda District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 56,114 and the population density was 107/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
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| 2011 | 56,114 | n/a |
Ethnicity edit
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,500), Ukrainian (200), Russian and German (100).
Total population (2011 census): 56,114
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 54,880 persons:
- Hungarians: 50,963 (92.86%)
- Gypsies: 3,250 (5.92%)
- Others and indefinable: 667 (1.22%)
Approx. 1,500 persons in Kisvárda District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion edit
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Reformed – 23,908;
- Catholic – 20,817 (Roman Catholic – 13,770; Greek Catholic – 7,046);
- Evangelical – 77;
- other religions – 844;
- Non-religious – 1,888;
- Atheism – 117;
- Undeclared – 8,463.
Gallery edit
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Kisvárda, the district seat -
Aerial view of Dombrád -
View of Nyírkarász -
See also edit
References edit
- ^ A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
- ^ népesség.com, "Kisvárdai járás népessége"
- ^ 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [1]
- ^ 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [2]
External links edit
48°15′00″N 22°06′00″E / 48.2500°N 22.1000°E
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