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DeutschGyomaendrőd District
Gyomaendrőd District Gyomaendrődi járás | |
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 Gyomaendrőd District within Hungary and Békés County. | |
| Coordinates: 46°56′N 20°49′E / 46.93°N 20.81°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Békés |
| District seat | Gyomaendrőd |
| Area | |
| • Total | 686.21 km2 (264.95 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th in Békés |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 23,943 |
| • Rank | 8th in Békés |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
Gyomaendrőd (Hungarian: Gyomaendrődi járás) is a district in north-western part of Békés County. Gyomaendrőd is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.
Geography
[edit]Gyomaendrőd District borders with Karcag District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the north, Szeghalom District and Békés District to the east, Szarvas District to the southwest, Mezőtúr District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Gyomaendrőd District is 5.
Municipalities
[edit]The district has 2 towns and 3 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
- Csárdaszállás (442)
- Dévaványa (7,622)
- Ecsegfalva (1,157)
- Gyomaendrőd (13,674) – district seat
- Hunya (634)
The bolded municipalities are cities.
Demographics
[edit]Religion in Gyomaendrőd District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 23,943 and the population density was 35/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
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| 2011 | 23,943 | n/a |
Ethnicity
[edit]Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 700) and German (200).
Total population (2011 census): 23,943
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 21,242 persons:
- Hungarians: 20,172 (94.96%)
- Gypsies: 688 (3.24%)
- Others and indefinable: 382 (1.80%)
Approx. 2,500 persons in Gyomaendrőd District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
[edit]Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 4,823 (Roman Catholic – 4,806; Greek Catholic – 16);
- Reformed – 3,910;
- Evangelical – 233;
- other religions – 221;
- Non-religious – 8,315;
- Atheism – 224;
- Undeclared – 6,217.
Gallery
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Gyomaendrőd, Town Hall -
Landscape in Dévaványa -
Körös river near Gyoma -
St. Emeric Church in Endrőd
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
- ^ népesség.com, "Gyomaendrődi 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]| Towns (2) |
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| Villages (3) | ||
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