Jászberény (Hungarian: Jászberényi járás) is a district in north-western part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. Jászberény 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 Jászság historical, ethnographical and geographical region.

Jászberény District
Jászberényi járás
Official logo of Jászberény District
Jászberény District within Hungary and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.
Jászberény District within Hungary and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.
Country Hungary
CountyJász-Nagykun-Szolnok
District seatJászberény
Area
 • Total617.01 km2 (238.23 sq mi)
 • Rank4th in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total51,274
 • Rank2nd in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
 • Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)

Geography edit

Jászberény District borders with Hatvan District and Gyöngyös District (Heves County) to the north, Jászapáti District to the east, Szolnok District to the south, Nagykáta District and Aszód District (Pest County) to the southwest. The number of the inhabited places in Jászberény District is 9.

History edit

The Jászberény District existed all the way before the closure of the districts in 1983, known as the district from the 1950s. Formerly known as Upper Jászság District, its seat was Jászberény.

As of January 1, 1984, a new administrative position came into effect, therefore, on December 31, 1983, all districts, including Jászberény District, ceased to exist. The Jászberény Neighborhood was formed from the area of the ceased district. Between 1994 and 2013 this area was part of Jászberény Subregion.

Municipalities edit

The district has 3 towns and 6 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics edit

Religion in Jászberény District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (56.7%)
  Calvinism (3.1%)
  Lutheranism (0.1%)
  Other religions (1.1%)
  Non-religious (11.9%)
  Atheists (0.9%)
  Undeclared (26.0%)

In 2011, it had a population of 51,274 and the population density was 83/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 51,274 n/a

Ethnicity edit

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,000), German (150) and Romanian (100).

Total population (2011 census): 51,274
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 47,260 persons:

  • Hungarians: 44,473 (94.10%)
  • Gypsies: 2,152 (4.55%)
  • Others and indefinable: 635 (1.34%)

Approx. 4,000 persons in Jászberény District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion edit

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

Transport edit

Road network edit

Railway network edit

Gallery edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. ^ népesség.com, "Jászberényi járás népessége"
  3. ^ 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [1]
  4. ^ 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [2]

External links edit

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