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Tokaj (Hungarian: Tokaji járás) is a district in eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Tokaj is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Tokaj District
Tokaji járás | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Tokaj District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| District seat | Tokaj |
| Area | |
• Total | 255.81 km2 (98.77 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 15th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 13,331 |
| • Rank | 16th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Tokaj District borders with Gönc District to the north, Sárospatak District and Nyíregyháza District (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) to the east, Tiszavasvári District (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) to the south, Szerencs District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Tokaj District is 11.
The district has 1 town and 10 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
- Bodrogkeresztúr (1,107)
- Bodrogkisfalud (836)
- Csobaj (702)
- Erdőbénye (1,018)
- Szegi (296)
- Szegilong (203)
- Taktabáj (575)
- Tarcal (2,824)
- Tiszaladány (670)
- Tiszatardos (223)
- Tokaj (4,839) – district seat
The bolded municipality is the city.
Religion in Tokaj District (2011 census)
Other religions (0.7%)
Undeclared (21.9%)
In 2011, it had a population of 13,331 and the population density was 52/km2.
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13,331 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 650).
Total population (2011 census): 13,331
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 12,653 persons:
- Hungarians: 11,848 (93.64%)
- Gypsies: 620 (4.90%)
- Others and indefinable: 185 (1.46%)
Approx. 500 persons in Tokaj District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 5,655 (Roman Catholic – 4,655; Greek Catholic – 998);
- Reformed – 3,436;
- Evangelical – 41;
- other religions – 95;
- Non-religious – 1,096;
- Atheism – 89;
- Undeclared – 2,919.
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