Hajdúhadház ( hu, Hajdúhadházi járás) is a district in northern part of
Hajdú-Bihar County. ''
Hajdúhadház'' 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
Hajdúság
Hajdúság is a historical and geographical region in Hungary, located in the Great Hungarian Plain around Debrecen. It consists of six ''hajdú towns'' ( hu, hajdúvárosok), named Hajdúböszörmény, Hajdúdorog, Hajdúnánás, Hajdúhadház, ...
historical and geographical region.
Geography
Hajdúhadház District borders with
Nyíregyháza District
Nyíregyháza ( hu, Nyíregyházi járás) is a district in western part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. ''Nyíregyháza'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statis ...
and
Nagykálló District
Nagykálló ( hu, Nagykállói járás) is a district in southern part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. ''Nagykálló'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statisti ...
''(
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County)'' to the north,
Debrecen District to the east and south,
Hajdúböszörmény District
Hajdúböszörmény ( hu, Hajdúböszörményi járás) is a district in northern part of Hajdú-Bihar County. ''Hajdúböszörmény'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Pla ...
to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Hajdúhadház District is 3.
Municipalities
The district has 2
towns
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and 1 village.
(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)
The bolded municipalities are cities.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 22,183 and the
population density
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was 162/km².
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 2,500).
Total population (2011 census): 22,183
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 22,195 persons:
*
Hungarians
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: 19,661 (88.58%)
*
Gypsies: 2,280 (10.27%)
*Others and indefinable: 254 (1.14%)
Approx. 50 persons in Hajdúhadház District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
[4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, ]
'
*
Reformed Church in Hungary, Reformed – 6,972;
*Catholic – 2,462 (
Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
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*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
– 1,413;
Greek Catholic The term Greek Catholic Church can refer to a number of Eastern Catholic Churches following the Byzantine (Greek) liturgy, considered collectively or individually.
The terms Greek Catholic, Greek Catholic church or Byzantine Catholic, Byzantine Ca ...
– 1,049);
*other religions – 1,061;
*
Non-religious – 6,498;
*
Atheism
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– 188;
*''Undeclared'' – 5,002.
Gallery
File:Park ABC2.jpg, Hajdúhadház, the ''district seat''
File:Téglás légifotó.jpg, Degenfeld Mansion in Téglás
File:Bocskaikert légi fotó.jpg, Aerial view of Bocskaikert
Bocskaikert is a village situated in the north-east part of Hungary, away from Debrecen, the country's second largest town. Administratively it belongs to Hajdú-Bihar County.
History
The oldest extant documents about the settlement are date ...
File:Hajdúhadház Reformatus Nagytemplom, 2012.jpg, Reformed Great Church of Hajdúhadház
See also
*
List of cities and towns of Hungary
Hungary has 3,152 Municipality, municipalities as of July 15, 2013: 346 towns (Hungarian term: ''város'', plural: ''városok''; the terminology doesn't distinguish between city, cities and towns – the term town is used in official translations ...
References
External links
Postal codes of the Hajdúhadház District
Districts in Hajdú-Bihar County
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