Cigánd District

Cigánd (Hungarian: Cigándi járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. The district seat is in a town that is called Cigánd as well. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Cigánd District

Cigándi járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Country Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
District seatCigánd
Area
 • Total389.99 km2 (150.58 sq mi)
Area rank8th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total16,042
 • Rank14th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)

Geography

Cigánd District borders with the Slovakian region of Košice to the north, Záhony District (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) to the east, Kisvárda District and Ibrány District (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) to the south, Sárospatak District and Sátoraljaújhely District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Cigánd District is 15.

Municipalities

The district has 1 town, 1 large village and 13 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipality is city, italics municipality is large village.

Demographics

Religion in Cigánd District (2011 census)

  Calvinism (49.6%)
  Catholic Church (15.6%)
  Greek Catholicism (7.9%)
  Other religions (2.7%)
  Non-religious (8.9%)
  Atheists (0.1%)
  Undeclared (15.2%)

In 2011, it had a population of 16,042 and the population density was 41/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 16,042 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 3,000).

Total population (2011 census): 16,042
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 17,333 persons:

  • Hungarians: 14,606 (84.27%)
  • Gypsies: 2,646 (15.27%)
  • Others and indefinable: 81 (0.47%)

Approx. 1,500 persons in Cigánd District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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

See also

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


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