Kunszentmárton District

Kunszentmárton (Hungarian: Kunszentmártoni járás) is a district in southern part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. Kunszentmárton 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 Nagykunság historical and geographical region.

Kunszentmárton District Kunszentmártoni járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Kunszentmárton District within Hungary and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.
Country	Hungary
County	Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
District seat	Kunszentmárton
Area
• Total	576.49 km2 (222.58 sq mi)
• Rank	5th in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	36,147
• Rank	5th in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)

Geography

Kunszentmárton District borders with Szolnok District and Mezőtúr District to the north, Szarvas District (Békés County) to the east, Szentes District and Csongrád District (Csongrád County) to the south, Cegléd District and Tiszakécske District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Kunszentmárton District is 11.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns, 2 large villages and 7 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)^[1]

• Cibakháza (4,327)
• Csépa (1,535)
• Cserkeszőlő (2,090)
• Kunszentmárton (8,373) – district seat
• Nagyrév (729)
• Öcsöd (3,199)
• Szelevény (1,050)
• Tiszaföldvár (11,120)
• Tiszainoka (415)
• Tiszakürt (1,353)
• Tiszasas (985)

The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.

Demographics

Religion in Kunszentmárton District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (27.9%)

  Greek Catholicism (0.1%)

  Calvinism (11.8%)

  Lutheranism (0.6%)

  Other religions (1.0%)

  Non-religious (30.1%)

  Atheists (1.0%)

  Undeclared (27.5%)

In 2011, it had a population of 36,147 and the population density was 63/km².

Year	County population[2]	Change
2011	36,147	n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,000) and German (150).

Total population (2011 census): 36,147
Ethnic groups (2011 census):^[3] Identified themselves: 31,213 persons:

• Hungarians: 29,687 (95.11%)
• Gypsies: 1,137 (3.64%)
• Others and indefinable: 389 (1.25%)

Approx. 5,000 persons in Kunszentmárton District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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

• Catholic – 10,103 (Roman Catholic – 10,055; Greek Catholic – 48);
• Reformed – 4,281;
• Evangelical – 220;
• other religions – 349;
• Non-religious – 10,888;
• Atheism – 376;
• Undeclared – 9,930.

Transport

Road network

• The expressway (W→E) goes across the district. Two exits located in Kunszentmárton District: Tiszakürt and Kunszentmárton.
  The road connect Békéscsaba to the highway network.
• Main road (W→E): Kecskemét... – Kunszentmárton District (4 municipalities: Tiszakürt, Cserkeszőlő, Kunszetmárton, Öcsöd) – ...Gyula
• Main road (N→S): Kunszentmárton District (1 municipality: Kunszentmárton) – ...Hódmezővásárhely
• Main road (N→S): Szolnok... – Kunszentmárton District (2 municipalities: Tiszaföldvár, Kunszentmárton)

Railway network

• Line 130 (N→S): Tiszatenyő (120)... – Kunszentmárton District (2 municipalities: Tiszaföldvár, Kunszentmárton) – ...Hódmezővásárhely (135)
• Line 146 (W→E): Kecskemét (140, 142, 152)... – Kunszentmárton District (4 municipalities: Tiszasas, Csépa, Szelevény, Kunszentmárton)

Gallery

• 
  Kunszentmárton, St. Martin Church
• 
  Körös river near Kunszentmárton
• 
  Aerial view of Tiszaföldvár
• 
  Main entrance of thermal bath in Cserkeszőlő

See also

• List of cities and towns of Hungary

References

1. A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
2. népesség.com, "Kunszentmártoni 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)

External links

• Kunszentmárton District - HunMix.hu
• Postal codes of the Kunszentmárton District

46.9000°N 20.2500°E / 46.9000; 20.2500