Pásztó District
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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 | |
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Country | Hungary |
County | Nógrád |
District seat | Pásztó |
Area | |
• Total | 551.56 km2 (212.96 sq mi) |
• Rank | 1st in Nógrád |
Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 31,729 |
• Rank | 3rd in Nógrád |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
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.
The district has 1 town and 25 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]
The bolded municipality is the city.
In 2011, it had a population of 31,729 and the population density was 58/km².
Year | County population[2] | Change |
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2011 | 31,729 | n/a |
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.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]