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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 | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Pásztó District within Hungary and Nógrád County. | |
| 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]
- Alsótold (232)
- Bér (360)
- Bokor (131)
- Buják (2,187)
- Csécse (925)
- Cserhátszentiván (125)
- Ecseg (1,178)
- Egyházasdengeleg (484)
- Erdőkürt (486)
- Erdőtarcsa (504)
- Felsőtold (125)
- Garáb (57)
- Héhalom (967)
- Jobbágyi (2,137)
- Kálló (1,458)
- Kisbágyon (421)
- Kozárd (167)
- Kutasó (91)
- Mátraszőlős (1,603)
- Palotás (1,616)
- Pásztó (9,559) – district seat
- Szarvasgede (388)
- Szirák (1,203)
- Szurdokpüspöki (1,939)
- Tar (1,892)
- Vanyarc (1,262)
The bolded municipality is the city.
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Religion in Pásztó District (2011 census)
Other religions (2.0%)
Undeclared (22.4%)
In 2011, it had a population of 31,729 and the population density was 58/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 31,729 | n/a |
Ethnicity
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:
- Hungarians: 27,673 (87.76%)
- Gypsies: 2,874 (9.11%)
- Slovaks: 630 (2.00%)
- Others and indefinable: 355 (1.13%)
Approx. 200 persons in Pásztó District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 18,594 (Roman Catholic – 18,513; Greek Catholic – 79);
- Evangelical – 2,014;
- Reformed – 467;
- other religions – 620;
- Non-religious – 2,731;
- Atheism – 212;
- Undeclared – 7,091.
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Pásztó, the district seat
Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church in Szurdokpüspöki
Ruins of Buják Castle
Valley of Zagyva river near Pásztó
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