Kisvárda District
Districts of Hungary in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kisvárda (Hungarian: Kisvárdai járás) is a district in northern part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Kisvárda is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region. This district is a part of Rétköz and Nyírség geographical region.
Kisvárda District
Kisvárdai járás | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Kisvárda District within Hungary and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| District seat | Kisvárda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 523.09 km2 (201.97 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 6th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 56,114 |
| • Rank | 3rd in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| • Density | 107/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Kisvárda District borders with Záhony District to the north, Vásárosnamény District to the east, Baktalórántháza District to the south, Kemecse District and Ibrány District to the west, Cigánd District (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County) to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Kisvárda District is 23.
The district has 3 towns and 20 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]
- Ajak (3,785)
- Anarcs (1,910)
- Döge (2,206)
- Dombrád (4,070)
- Fényeslitke (2,516)
- Gyulaháza (1,939)
- Jéke (729)
- Kékcse (1,546)
- Kisvárda (16,888) – district seat
- Lövőpetri (467)
- Mezőladány (1,086)
- Nyírkarász (2,371)
- Nyírlövő (676)
- Nyírtass (2,063)
- Pap (1,839)
- Pátroha (2,905)
- Rétközberencs (1,105)
- Szabolcsbáka (1,199)
- Szabolcsveresmart (1,728)
- Tiszakanyár (1,599)
- Tornyospálca (2,655)
- Újdombrád (742)
- Újkenéz (1,026)
The bolded municipalities are cities.
Religion in Kisvárda District (2011 census)
Other religions (1.5%)
Undeclared (15.1%)
In 2011, it had a population of 56,114 and the population density was 107/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 56,114 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,500), Ukrainian (200), Russian and German (100).
Total population (2011 census): 56,114
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 54,880 persons:
- Hungarians: 50,963 (92.86%)
- Gypsies: 3,250 (5.92%)
- Others and indefinable: 667 (1.22%)
Approx. 1,500 persons in Kisvárda District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Reformed – 23,908;
- Catholic – 20,817 (Roman Catholic – 13,770; Greek Catholic – 7,046);
- Evangelical – 77;
- other religions – 844;
- Non-religious – 1,888;
- Atheism – 117;
- Undeclared – 8,463.
Kisvárda, the district seat
Aerial view of Dombrád
View of Nyírkarász
Kisvárda Castle
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