Esztergom District

Esztergom (Hungarian: Esztergomi járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Komárom-Esztergom County. Esztergom is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Transdanubia Statistical Region.

Esztergom District

Esztergomi járás
Districts of Hungary
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Esztergom District within Hungary and Komárom-Esztergom County.
Country Hungary
CountyKomárom-Esztergom
District seatEsztergom
Area
 • Total537.26 km2 (207.44 sq mi)
Area rank1st in Komárom-Esztergom
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total93,784
 • Rank1st in Komárom-Esztergom
 • Density175/km2 (450/sq mi)
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Geography

Esztergom District borders with the Slovakian region of Nitra to the north, Szob District and Szentendre District (Pest County) to the east, Pilisvörösvár District (Pest County) to the southeast, Tatabánya District to the southwest, Tata District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Esztergom District is 24.

Municipalities

The district has 5 towns, 1 large village and 18 villages. (ordered alphabetically, as of 1 January 2013)[1]

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

Demographics

Religion in Esztergom District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (45.4%)
  Greek Catholicism (0.4%)
  Calvinism (6.4%)
  Lutheranism (0.6%)
  Other religions (1.5%)
  Non-religious (15.4%)
  Atheists (1.2%)
  Undeclared (29.1%)

In 2011, it had a population of 93,784 and the population density was 175/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 93,784 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the German (approx. 4,200), Slovak (2,250), Roma (1,600) and Romanian (300).

Total population (2011 census): 93,784

Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3]

  • Hungarians: 79,701 (89.61%)
  • Germans: 4,177 (4.69%)
  • Slovaks: 2,254 (2.53%)
  • Gypsies: 1,601 (1.80%)
  • Others and indefinable: 1,209 (1.36%)
  • Did not declare their ethnic group: approx. 5,000

Religion

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

See also

References
  1. A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Esztergomi 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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