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| Makó District Makói járás | |
|---|---|
| Districts of Hungary | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
 Makó District within Hungary and Csongrád County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Csongrád |
| District seat | Makó |
| Area | |
| • Total | 688.85 km (265.97 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th in Csongrád |
| Population | |
| • Total | 45,138 |
| • Rank | 3rd in Csongrád |
| • Density | 66/km (170/sq mi) |
Makó (Hungarian: Makói járás) is a district in south-eastern part of Csongrád County. Makó 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
Makó District borders with Hódmezővásárhely District and Orosháza District (Békés County) to the north, the Romanian counties of Arad to the east and Timiș to the south, Szeged District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Makó District is 15.
Municipalities
The district has 2 towns, 1 large village and 12 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)
- Ambrózfalva (486)
- Apátfalva (2,941)
- Csanádalberti (434)
- Csanádpalota (2,968)
- Földeák (3,025)
- Királyhegyes (662)
- Kiszombor (3,772)
- Kövegy (377)
- Magyarcsanád (1,458)
- Makó (23,573) – district seat
- Maroslele (2,047)
- Nagyér (480)
- Nagylak (466)
- Óföldeák (451)
- Pitvaros (1,341)
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.
Demographics
Religion in Makó District (2011 census)
Catholic Church (36.6%) Greek Catholicism (1.8%) Calvinism (11.5%) Lutheranism (0.9%) Orthodoxy (0.7%) Other religions (1.5%) Non-religious (25.9%) Atheists (1.0%) Undeclared (20.1%)In 2011, it had a population of 45,138 and the population density was 66/km.
| Year | County population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 45,138 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,200), Romanian (650), Slovak (200), German (150) and Serb (100).
Total population (2011 census): 45,138
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 43,043 persons:
- Hungarians: 40,574 (94.26%)
- Gypsies: 1,101 (2.56%)
- Romanians: 662 (1.54%)
- Others and indefinable: 706 (1.64%)
Approx. 2,000 persons in Makó District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
- Catholic – 17,365 (Roman Catholic – 16,535; Greek Catholic – 827);
- Reformed – 5,187;
- Evangelical – 411;
- Orthodox – 292;
- other religions – 675;
- Non-religious – 11,672;
- Atheism – 464;
- Undeclared – 9,072.
Gallery
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Makó, the Capital of onion
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Rónay Castle in Kiszombor
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Aerial view of Magyarcsanád
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Roman Catholic Church in Óföldeák
See also
References
- A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
- népesség.com, "Makói 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 Makó District | ||
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| Towns (2) |
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| Large village (1) | ||
| Villages (12) | ||
| Districts (járások) of Csongrád County | |
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