| Békéscsaba District Békéscsabai járás | |
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| Districts of Hungary | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
 Békéscsaba District within Hungary and Békés County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Békés |
| District seat | Békéscsaba |
| Area | |
| • Total | 636.16 km (245.62 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th in Békés |
| Population | |
| • Total | 83,541 |
| • Rank | 1st in Békés |
| • Density | 131/km (340/sq mi) |
Békéscsaba (Hungarian: Békéscsabai járás) is a district in central-southern part of Békés County. Békéscsaba 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
Békéscsaba District borders with Békés District to the north, Sarkad District and Gyula District to the east, Mezőkovácsháza District to the south, Orosháza District and Szarvas District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Békéscsaba District is 9.
Municipalities
The district has 1 urban county, 2 towns, 1 large village and 5 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)
- Békéscsaba (63,752) – district and county seat
- Csabaszabadi (335)
- Csorvás (4,981)
- Doboz (4,167)
- Gerendás (1,311)
- Kétsoprony (1,428)
- Szabadkígyós (2,696)
- Telekgerendás (1,549)
- Újkígyós (5,235)
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.
Demographics
Religion in Békéscsaba District (2011 census)
Catholic Church (21.1%) Greek Catholicism (0.2%) Lutheranism (11.3%) Calvinism (7.2%) Orthodoxy (0.2%) Other religions (1.7%) Non-religious (31.6%) Atheists (1.5%) Undeclared (25.2%)In 2011, it had a population of 83,541 and the population density was 131/km².
| Year | County population | Change |
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| 2011 | 83,541 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Slovak (approx. 3,500), Roma (900), Romanian (500) and German (450).
Total population (2011 census): 83,541
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 78,408 persons:
- Hungarians: 72,018 (91.85%)
- Slovaks: 3,504 (4.47%)
- Gypsies: 916 (1.17%)
- Others and indefinable: 1,970 (2.51%)
Approx. 5,000 persons in Békéscsaba District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
- Catholic – 17,821 (Roman Catholic – 17,627; Greek Catholic – 184);
- Evangelical – 9,444;
- Reformed – 6,031;
- Orthodox – 149;
- other religions – 1,404;
- Non-religious – 26,364;
- Atheism – 1,289;
- Undeclared – 21,039.
Gallery
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Békéscsaba, the district seat
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Bridge over Kettős-Körös near Doboz
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Winter landscape near Csorvás
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Wenckheim Mansion in Szabadkígyós
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Downtown of Békéscsaba
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Town Hall in Békéscsaba
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Élővíz Canal in Békéscsaba
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Jókai Theater (Békéscsaba)
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See also
References
- A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
- népesség.com, "Békéscsabai járás népessége"
- 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian)
- 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian)
External links
| Towns and villages of Békéscsaba District | ||
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| City with county rights (1) |
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| Towns (2) | ||
| Large village (1) | ||
| Villages (5) | ||
| Districts (járások) of Békés County | |
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46°39′00″N 21°01′00″E / 46.6500°N 21.0167°E / 46.6500; 21.0167
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