Szigetszentmiklós (Hungarian: Szigetszentmiklósi járás) is a district in south-western part of Pest County. Szigetszentmiklós is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Hungary Statistical Region.
Szigetszentmiklós District
Szigetszentmiklósi járás | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Szigetszentmiklós District within Hungary and Pest County. | |
| Coordinates: 47°20′N 19°02′E / 47.34°N 19.03°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Pest |
| District seat | Szigetszentmiklós |
| Area | |
| • Total | 211.28 km2 (81.58 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 13th in Pest |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 110,448 |
| • Rank | 3rd in Pest |
| • Density | 523/km2 (1,350/sq mi) |
Geography edit
Szigetszentmiklós District borders with Budapest to the north, Gyál District and Dabas District to the east, Ráckeve District to the south, Érd District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szigetszentmiklós District is 9.
Municipalities edit
The district has 6 towns, 1 large village and 2 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]
- Délegyháza (3,559)
- Dunaharaszti (20,396)
- Dunavarsány (7,416)
- Halásztelek (9,183)
- Majosháza (1,519)
- Szigethalom (17,035)
- Szigetszentmiklós (34,714) – district seat
- Taksony (6,105)
- Tököl (10,106)
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.
Demographics edit
Religion in Szigetszentmiklós District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 110,448 and the population density was 523/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 110,448 | n/a |
Ethnicity edit
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the German (approx. 3,700), Roma (1,300), Slovak (1,100), Romanian (550), Croat (350), Bulgarian (250), Serb and Russian (200), Slovak (100).
Total population (2011 census): 110,448
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 100,804 persons:
- Hungarians: 92,788 (92.05%)
- Germans: 3,708 (3.68%)
- Gypsies: 1,270 (1.26%)
- Others and indefinable: 3,038 (3.01%)
Approx. 9,500 persons in Szigetszentmiklós District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion edit
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 32,188 (Roman Catholic – 30,519; Greek Catholic – 1,665);
- Reformed – 12,343;
- Evangelical – 995;
- Orthodox – 188;
- other religions – 2,722;
- Non-religious – 24,274;
- Atheism – 2,206;
- Undeclared – 35,532.
Gallery edit
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Landscape near Szigetszentmiklós -
Malonyai Mansion in Halásztelek -
Aerial view of Dunaharaszti -
St. Anne Chapel in Tököl
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
- ^ népesség.com, "Szigetszentmiklósi 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
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