Pásztó District

Pásztó (Hungarian: Pásztói járás) is a district in south-eastern part of Nógrád County. Pásztó is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Pásztó District

Pásztói járás
Coat of arms
Pásztó District within Hungary and Nógrád County.
Country Hungary
CountyNógrád
District seatPásztó
Area
  Total551.56 km2 (212.96 sq mi)
Area rank1st in Nógrád
Population
 (2011 census)
  Total31,729
  Rank3rd in Nógrád
  Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)

Geography

Pásztó District borders with Szécsény District, Salgótarján District and Bátonyterenye District to the north, Gyöngyös District and Hatvan District (Heves County) to the east, Aszód District (Pest County) to the south, Vác District (Pest County) and Balassagyarmat District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Pásztó District is 26.

Municipalities

The district has 1 town and 25 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]

The bolded municipality is the city.

Demographics

Religion in Pásztó District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (58.3%)
  Lutheranism (6.3%)
  Calvinism (1.5%)
  Other religions (2.0%)
  Non-religious (8.6%)
  Atheists (0.7%)
  Undeclared (22.4%)

In 2011, it had a population of 31,729 and the population density was 58/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 31,729 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,000), Slovak (650) and German (100).

Total population (2011 census): 31,729
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 31,532 persons:

Approx. 200 persons in Pásztó District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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

See also

References

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