Nagykálló District
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Nagykálló District
Nagykállói járás | |
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 Nagykálló District within Hungary and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| District seat | Nagykálló |
| Area | |
| • Total | 377.36 km2 (145.70 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 8th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 30,403 |
| • Rank | 7th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| • Density | 81/km2 (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)[1]
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.
Demographics[]
Religion in Nagykálló District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 30,403 and the population density was 81/km².
| Year | County population[2] | 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):[3] 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:[4]
- 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[]
Nagykálló, the district seat
Traditional house from Kállósemjén
Gencsy Mansion in Balkány
Aerial view of Kállósemjén
See also[]
References[]
- ^ A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
- ^ népesség.com, "Nagykállói 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[]
Coordinates: 47°47′00″N 21°50′00″E / 47.7833°N 21.8333°E
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