| Szarvas District Szarvasi járás | |
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| Districts of Hungary | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Szarvas District within Hungary and Békés County. | |
| Coordinates: 46°52′N 20°33′E / 46.86°N 20.55°E / 46.86; 20.55 | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Békés |
| District seat | Szarvas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 485.06 km (187.28 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th in Békés |
| Population | |
| • Total | 28,779 |
| • Rank | 7th in Békés |
| • Density | 59/km (150/sq mi) |
Szarvas (Hungarian: Szarvasi járás; Slovak: Sarvašský okres) is a district in western part of Békés County. Szarvas 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
Szarvas District borders with Mezőtúr District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the north, Gyomaendrőd District to the northeast, Békés District to the east, Békéscsaba District to the southeast, Orosháza District and Szentes District (Csongrád County) to the south, Kunszentmárton District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szarvas District is 6.
Municipalities
The district has 2 towns, 2 large villages and 2 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)
- Békésszentandrás (3,765)
- Csabacsűd (1,800)
- Kardos (608)
- Kondoros (5,201)
- Örménykút (374)
- Szarvas (17,007) – district seat
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.
Demographics
Religion in Szarvas District (2011 census)
Lutheranism (26.1%) Calvinism (4.1%) Catholic Church (19.0%) Greek Catholicism (0.2%) Other religions (1.2%) Non-religious (23.8%) Atheists (1.0%) Undeclared (24.6%)In 2011, it had a population of 28,779 and the population density was 59/km².
| Year | County population | Change |
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| 2011 | 28,779 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Slovak (approx. 3,000), Roma (500), German and Romanian (100).
Total population (2011 census): 28,779
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 28,588 persons:
- Hungarians: 24,801 (86.75%)
- Slovaks: 2,820 (9.86%)
- Gypsies: 514 (1.80%)
- Others and indefinable: 453 (1.58%)
Approx. 200 persons in Szarvas District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
- Evangelical – 7,523;
- Catholic – 5,510 (Roman Catholic – 5,463; Greek Catholic – 47);
- Reformed – 1,191;
- other religions – 338;
- Non-religious – 6,860;
- Atheism – 278;
- Undeclared – 7,079.
Gallery
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Szarvas, the district seat
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View of Kondoros
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Batthyány-Geist hunting lodge near Kondoros
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Tessedik Sámuel Collage in Szarvas
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See also
References
- A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
- népesség.com, "Szarvasi 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 Szarvas District | ||
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| Towns (2) | | |
| Large villages (2) | ||
| Villages (2) | ||
| Districts (járások) of Békés County | |
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