Bátonyterenye District
Bátonyterenye District
Bátonyterenyei járás | |
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 Bátonyterenye District within Hungary and Nógrád County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Nógrád |
| District seat | Bátonyterenye |
| Area | |
| • Total | 215.45 km2 (83.19 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 6th in Nógrád |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 21,789 |
| • Rank | 5th in Nógrád |
| • Density | 101/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Bátonyterenye (Hungarian: Bátonyterenyei járás) is a district in eastern part of Nógrád County. Bátonyterenye is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography[]
Bátonyterenye District borders with Salgótarján District to the north and west, Pétervására District (Heves County) to the east, Gyöngyös District (Heves County) to the south, Pásztó District to the southwest. The number of the inhabited places in Bátonyterenye District is 8.
Municipalities[]
The district has 1 town and 7 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]
- Bátonyterenye (12,764) – district seat
- Dorogháza (1,101)
- Mátramindszent (842)
- Mátranovák (1,730)
- Mátraterenye (1,867)
- Mátraverebély (1,958)
- Nemti (743)
- Szuha (585)
The bolded municipality is the city.
Demographics[]
Religion in Bátonyterenye District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 21,789 and the population density was 101/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21,789 | n/a |
Ethnicity[]
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 2,000).
Total population (2011 census): 21,789
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 20,878 persons:
- Hungarians: 18,766 (89.88%)
- Gypsies: 1,775 (8.50%)
- Others and indefinable: 337 (1.61%)
Approx. 1,000 persons in Bátonyterenye District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion[]
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 10,453 (Roman Catholic – 10,400; Greek Catholic – 53);
- Reformed – 398;
- Evangelical – 189;
- other religions – 284;
- Non-religious – 4,468;
- Atheism – 219;
- Undeclared – 5,778.
Gallery[]
Bátonyterenye, Town Hall
Gyürky-Solymossy Mansion in Bátonyterenye
View of Szuha
Our Lady Church in Szentkút (Mátraverebély)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
- ^ népesség.com, "Bátonyterenyei 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[]
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| Villages (7) | ||
Coordinates: 48°00′00″N 19°51′00″E / 48.0000°N 19.8500°E
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