Mezőkovácsháza District

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Mezőkovácsháza (Hungarian: Mezőkovácsházai járás) is a district in southern part of Békés County. Mezőkovácsháza is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.

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Mezőkovácsháza District
Mezőkovácsházai járás
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Mezőkovácsháza District within Hungary and Békés County.
Coordinates: 46.41°N 20.91°E / 46.41; 20.91
Country Hungary
CountyBékés
District seatMezőkovácsháza
Area
  Total
881.49 km2 (340.35 sq mi)
  Rank1st in Békés
Population
 (2011 census)
  Total
40,550
  Rank4th in Békés
  Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
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Geography

Mezőkovácsháza District borders with Békéscsaba District to the north, Gyula District to the northeast, the Romanian county of Arad to the east and south, Makó District (Csongrád County) and Orosháza District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Mezőkovácsháza District is 18.

Municipalities

The district has 4 towns, 2 large villages and 12 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

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

Demographics

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Religion in Mezőkovácsháza District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (38.5%)
  Calvinism (5.6%)
  Lutheranism (3.2%)
  Orthodoxy (1.6%)
  Other religions (1.2%)
  Non-religious (26.4%)
  Atheists (0.9%)
  Undeclared (22.4%)

In 2011, it had a population of 40,550 and the population density was 46/km2.

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Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Romanian and Roma (approx. 1,000), German (500), Slovak (400) and Serb (350).

Total population (2011 census): 40,550
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 38,098 persons:

Approx. 2,500 persons in Mezőkovácsháza District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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

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