Tolna County

Tolna (Hungarian: Tolna megye, pronounced [ˈtolnɒ]; German: Komitat Tolnau) is an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary as it was of the former Kingdom of Hungary. It lies in central Hungary, on the west bank of the river Danube. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Somogy, Fejér, Bács-Kiskun, and Baranya. The capital of Tolna county is Szekszárd. Its area is 3703 km².

This article is about the current administrative entity called Tolna county. For the historical county, see Tolna County (former). For the town, see Tolna, Hungary.
Tolna County

Tolna megye
Counties of Hungary
Descending, from top: View of Simontornya, Landscape in Gemenc forest, and Downtown of Szekszárd
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Tolna County within Hungary
Country Hungary
RegionSouthern Transdanubia
County seatSzekszárd
Districts
Government
 • President of the General AssemblyTamás Fehérvári (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
 • Total3,703.16 km2 (1,429.80 sq mi)
Area rank15th in Hungary
Population
 (2015)
 • Total225,936[1]
 • Rank18th in Hungary
Postal code
702x – 7252,
7352 – 7361
Area code(s)(+36) 74, 75
ISO 3166 codeHU-TO
Websitewww.tolnamegye.hu

History
Main article: Tolna County (former)

Tolna (in Latin: comitatus Tolnensis) was also the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was about the same as that of present Tolna county, is now in central Hungary. The capital of the county was Szekszárd.

Demographics

Religion in Tolna County (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (47.1%)
  Greek Catholicism (0.1%)
  Calvinism (8.0%)
  Lutheranism (3.0%)
  Other religions (1.2%)
  Non-religious (15.5%)
  Atheists (1.0%)
  Undeclared (24.1%)
See also: Demographics of Hungary

In 2015, it had a population of 225,936 and the population density was 61/km².

Year County population[2] Change
1949 275,644 n/a
1960 272,101 -1.29%
1970 258,760 -4.90%
1980 266,273 2.90%
1990 253,675 -4.73%
2001 249,683 -1.57%
2011 230,361 -7.74%

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans (approx. 10,000) and Roma (8,500).

Total population (2011 census): 230,361
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 214 953 persons:

  • Hungarians: 194 685 (90,57%)
  • Germans: 10 195 (4,74%)
  • Roma: 8 768 (4,08%)
  • Others and indefinable: 1 305 (0,61%)

Approx. 32,000 persons in Tolna County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion
See also: Religion in Hungary

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

Regional structure
District of Tolna County
No. English and
Hungarian names		 Area
(km²)		 Population
(2011)		 Density
(pop./km²)		 Seat No. of
municipalities
1 Bonyhád District
Bonyhádi járás		 476.77 31,567 66 Bonyhád 25
2 Dombóvár District
Dombóvári járás		 509.02 32,331 64 Dombóvár 16
3 Paks District
Paksi járás		 836.00 49,433 59 Paks 15
4 Szekszárd District
Szekszárdi járás		 656.18 60,122 92 Szekszárd 17
5 Tamási District
Tamási járás		 1,019.94 38,705 38 Tamási 32
6 Tolna District
Tolnai járás		 205.24 18,203 89 Tolna (town) 4
Tolna County 3,703.16 231,183 64 Szekszárd 109

Politics

The Tolna County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:[5]

    Party Seats Current County Assembly
  Fidesz-KDNP 8                
  Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) 3                
  Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) 2                
  Democratic Coalition (DK) 1                
  People's Party (Néppárt) 1                

Presidents of the General Assembly
List of Presidents, from 1990[6]
Tamás Fehérvári (Fidesz-KDNP)2014–

Municipalities

Tolna County has 1 urban county, 10 towns, 5 large villages and 93 villages.

City with county rights

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

Towns
Villages

municipalities are large villages.

References
  1. nepesseg.com, population data of Hungarian settlements
  2. népesség.com, "Tolna megye népessége 1870-2015"
  3. 1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office (in Hungarian)
  4. 2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.17 Tolna megye, (in Hungarian)
  5. A Tolna Megyei Önkormányzat Közgyűlésnek tagjai, (in Hungarian)
  6. Önkormányzati választások eredményei (in Hungarian)

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