Szentgotthárd District
Szentgotthárd District
Szentgotthárdi járás | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Szentgotthárd District within Hungary and Vas County. | |
| Coordinates: 46°57′N 16°17′E / 46.95°N 16.28°ECoordinates: 46°57′N 16°17′E / 46.95°N 16.28°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Vas |
| District seat | Szentgotthárd |
| Area | |
| • Total | 255.04 km2 (98.47 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 7th in Vas |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 14,961 |
| • Rank | 6th in Vas |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Szentgotthárd (Hungarian: Szentgotthárdi járás; Slovene: Monošter okrožje) is a district in south-western part of Vas County. Szentgotthárd is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Western Transdanubia Statistical Region.
Geography[]
The Szentgotthárd District borders the Austrian state of Burgenland to the north and west, the Körmend District to the east, and Slovenia to the south. The number of the inhabited places in the Szentgotthárd District is 16.
Municipalities[]
The district has 1 town and 15 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]
- (373)
- (370)
- (902)
- (584)
- Gasztony (445)
- (97)
- (514)
- (790)
- Nemesmedves (27)
- (65)
- (806)
- Rátót (306)
- (417)
- (360)
- (8,787) – district seat
- Vasszentmihály (337)
The bolded municipality is the city.
Demographics[]
Religion in Szentgotthárd District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 14,961 and the population density was 59/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14,961 | n/a |
Ethnicity[]
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Slovene (approx. 1,700), German (650) and Roma (350).
Total population (2011 census): 14,961
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 15,706 persons:
- Hungarians: 12,956 (82.49%)
- Slovenes: 1,656 (10.54%)
- Germans: 652 (4.15%)
- Gypsies: 331 (2.11%)
- Others and indefinable: 111 (0.71%)
Approx. 1,000 persons in Szentgotthárd District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion[]
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 10,487 (Roman Catholic – 10,474; Greek Catholic – 12);
- Reformed – 380;
- Evangelical – 202;
- Orthodox – 13;
- other religions – 77;
- Non-religious – 621;
- Atheism – 87;
- Undeclared – 3,094.
See also[]
- List of cities and towns in Hungary
References[]
- ^ "A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve". ksh.hu. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ népesség.com, "Szentgotthárdi 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 (15) | ||
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