Nagykáta (Hungarian: Nagykátai járás) is a district in eastern part of Pest County. Nagykáta is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Hungary Statistical Region.
Nagykáta District
Nagykátai járás | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Nagykáta District within Hungary and Pest County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Pest |
| District seat | Nagykáta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 710.12 km2 (274.18 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd in Pest |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 73,959 |
| • Rank | 8th in Pest |
| • Density | 104/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Geography edit
Nagykáta District borders with Jászberény District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the northeast, Szolnok District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the east, Cegléd District to the south, Monor District and Vecsés District to the southwest, Aszód District to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Nagykáta District is 15.
Municipalities edit
The district has 3 towns, 2 large villages and 10 villages (population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]
- Farmos (3,507)
- Kóka (4,316)
- Mende (4,133)
- Nagykáta (12,576) – district seat
- Sülysáp (8,188)
- Szentlőrinckáta (1,915)
- Szentmártonkáta (4,905)
- Tápióbicske (3,331)
- Tápiógyörgye (3,461)
- Tápióság (2,586)
- Tápiószecső (6,162)
- Tápiószele (5,992)
- Tápiószentmárton (5,298)
- Tóalmás (3,219)
- Úri (2,573)
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.
Demographics edit
Religion in Nagykáta District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 73,959 and the population density was 104/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 73,959 | n/a |
Ethnicity edit
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,250), German and Romanian (275).
Total population (2011 census): 73,959
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 67,414 persons:
- Hungarians: 64,033 (94.98%)
- Gypsies: 2,233 (3.31%)
- Others and indefinable: 1,148 (1.70%)
Approx. 5,500 persons in Nagykáta District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion edit
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 37,980 (Roman Catholic – 37,697; Greek Catholic – 277);
- Reformed – 5,474;
- Evangelical – 1,527;
- other religions – 1,251;
- Non-religious – 8,408;
- Atheism – 556;
- Undeclared – 18,763.
Gallery edit
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
- ^ népesség.com, "Nagykátai 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
47°25′00″N 19°44′00″E / 47.4167°N 19.7333°E
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