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Mezőkövesd District

Coordinates: 47°49′N 20°34′E / 47.81°N 20.57°E / 47.81; 20.57
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Mezőkövesd District
Mezőkövesdi járás
Official logo of Mezőkövesd District
Mezőkövesd District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County.
Mezőkövesd District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County.
Coordinates: 47°49′N 20°34′E / 47.81°N 20.57°E / 47.81; 20.57
Country Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
District seatMezőkövesd
Area
 • Total723.87 km2 (279.49 sq mi)
 • Rank2nd in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total42,434
 • Rank4th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)

Mezőkövesd (Hungarian: Mezőkövesdi járás) is a district in south-western part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Mezőkövesd is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Geography

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Mezőkövesd District borders with Miskolc District to the northeast, Mezőcsát District to the east, Tiszafüred District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the south, Füzesabony District and Eger District (Heves County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Mezőkövesd District is 23.

Municipalities

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The district has 2 towns, 1 large village and 20 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.

Demographics

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Religion in Mezőkövesd District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (52.6%)
  Calvinism (14.5%)
  Lutheranism (0.1%)
  Other religions (1.3%)
  Non-religious (7.7%)
  Atheists (0.5%)
  Undeclared (22.8%)

In 2011, it had a population of 42,432 and the population density was 59/km2.

Year County population[2] Change
2011 42,432 n/a

Ethnicity

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Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,500) and German (200).

Total population (2011 census): 42,432
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 40,091 persons:

  • Hungarians: 37,326 (93.10%)
  • Gypsies: 2,202 (5.49%)
  • Others and indefinable: 563 (1.40%)

Approx. 2,500 persons in Mezőkövesd District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. ^ népesség.com, "Mezőkövesdi járás népessége"
  3. ^ 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [1]
  4. ^ 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [2]
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