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| Nagykálló District Nagykállói járás | |
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| Districts of Hungary | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Nagykálló District within Hungary and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| District seat | Nagykálló |
| Area | |
| • Total | 377.36 km (145.70 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| Population | |
| • Total | 30,403 |
| • Rank | 7th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| • Density | 81/km (210/sq mi) |
Nagykálló (Hungarian: Nagykállói járás) is a district in southern part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Nagykálló is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region. This district is a part of Nyírség geographical region.
Geography
Nagykálló District borders with Baktalórántháza District to the northeast, Nyírbátor District and Nyíradony District (Hajdú-Bihar County) to the east, Debrecen District and Hajdúhadház District (Hajdú-Bihar County) to the south, Nyíregyháza District to the west and north. The number of the inhabited places in Nagykálló District is 8.
Municipalities
The district has 2 towns, 1 large village and 5 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)
- Balkány (6,468)
- Biri (1,424)
- Bököny (3,221)
- Érpatak (1,692)
- Geszteréd (1,761)
- Kállósemjén (3,600)
- Nagykálló (9,469) – district seat
- Szakoly (2,795)
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.
Demographics
Religion in Nagykálló District (2011 census)
Catholic Church (25.5%) Greek Catholicism (25.4%) Calvinism (18.4%) Lutheranism (0.5%) Other religions (0.8%) Non-religious (5.3%) Atheists (0.3%) Undeclared (23.8%)In 2011, it had a population of 30,403 and the population density was 81/km².
| Year | County population | Change |
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| 2011 | 30,403 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,500) and German (100).
Total population (2011 census): 30,403
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 28,131 persons:
- Hungarians: 26,504 (94.22%)
- Gypsies: 1,220 (4.34%)
- Others and indefinable: 407 (1.45%)
Approx. 2,500 persons in Nagykálló District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
- Catholic – 15,491 (Roman Catholic – 7,763; Greek Catholic – 7,728);
- Reformed – 5,607;
- Evangelical – 148;
- other religions – 233;
- Non-religious – 1,602;
- Atheism – 96;
- Undeclared – 7,226.
Gallery
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Nagykálló, the district seat
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Traditional house from Kállósemjén
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Gencsy Mansion in Balkány
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Aerial view of Kállósemjén
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See also
References
- A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
- népesség.com, "Nagykállói 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 Nagykálló District | ||
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| Towns (2) | | |
| Large village (1) | ||
| Villages (5) | ||
| Districts (járások) of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County | |
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