Hajdúböszörmény ( hu, Hajdúböszörményi járás) is a district in northern part of

Hajdú-Bihar County Hajdú-Bihar ( hu, Hajdú-Bihar megye, ) is an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Jász-Nag ...

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Hajdúböszörmény Hajdúböszörmény is a town in northeastern Hungary with a population of approximately 30,000 people. History It is also known as a famous college town with an excellent academic atmosphere, as it is home to one of the faculties of the world's ...

'' 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

Hajdúböszörmény District borders with Tiszavasvári District and

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 ...

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Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg ( hu, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg megye, ) is an administrative county (Hungarian: ''megye'') in north-eastern Hungary, bordering Slovakia (Košice Region), Ukraine (Zakarpattia Oblast), and Romania ( Bihor and Satu Mare cou ...

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Hajdúhadház District 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 Reg ...

to the east,

Debrecen District Debrecen ( hu, Debreceni járás) is a district in central part of Hajdú-Bihar County. ''Debrecen'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region. Geography ...

to the south,

Balmazújváros District Balmazújváros ( hu, Balmazújvárosi járás) is a district in north-western part of Hajdú-Bihar County. ''Balmazújváros'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain, Nort ...

and

Hajdúnánás District Hajdúnánás ( hu, Hajdúnánási járás) is a district in north-western part of Hajdú-Bihar County. ''Hajdúnánás'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistica ...

to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Hajdúböszörmény District is 2.

Municipalities

The district has 2

towns A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012) The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 40,568 and the

population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ...

was 86/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,000) and German (100). Total population (2011 census): 40,568
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 36,078 persons: *

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...

: 34,741 (96.29%) *

Gypsies The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sign ...

: 973 (2.70%) *Others and indefinable: 364 (1.01%) Approx. 4,500 persons in Hajdúböszörmény District did not declare their 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 – 8,822; *Catholic – 8,779 (

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 ...

– 7,087;

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

– 1,692); *other religions – 846; *

Non-religious Irreligion or nonreligion is the absence or rejection of religion, or indifference to it. Irreligion takes many forms, ranging from the casual and unaware to full-fledged philosophies such as atheism and agnosticism, secular humanism and anti ...

– 11,548; *

Atheism Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no d ...

– 445; *''Undeclared'' – 10,128.

Gallery

File:Hajdúkerület székháza.jpg,

, the headquarters of Hajdú District File:View of Hajdudorog towards Hajdunanas.JPG, View of

Hajdúdorog Hajdúdorog () is a town in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. In 2001, 80.9% of the population of Hajdúdorog was Greek Catholic. It is located at . Hajdúdorog had a population of 8797 in 2014 (down fro ...

File:Hajdúböszörmény Fő tér.JPG, Bocskai Square (Hajdúböszörmény) File:Vagott hegy Hajdudorog.JPG, "Highest" point (''Debeje-halom'') of Hajdúdorog File:Greek Catholic Cathedral Hajdudorog Air.jpg, Greek Catholic Cathedral in Hajdúdorog File:17th century wall in Hajdudorog.jpg, Remains of the fortified Cathedral' wall in Hajdúdorog

References

External links

Postal codes of the Hajdúböszörmény District
Districts in Hajdú-Bihar County {{Hajdu-geo-stub