Kemecse ( hu, Kemecsei járás) is a district in central part of

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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Kemecse Kemecse is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 4815 people (2015). International relations Twin towns – Sister cities Keme ...

'' 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 Rétköz geographical region.

Geography

Kemecse District borders with

Kisvárda District Kisvárda ( hu, Kisvárdai járás) is a district in northern part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. ''Kisvárda'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Regi ...

to the northeast,

Baktalórántháza District Baktalórántháza ( hu, Baktalórántházai járás) is a district in central part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. ''Baktalórántháza'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Gr ...

to the southeast,

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 ...

to the south,

Ibrány District Ibrány ( hu, Ibrányi járás) is a district in north-western part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. ''Ibrány'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain, Northern Great Pl ...

to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Kemecse District is 11.

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 ...

and 9 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013) The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 22,066 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 90/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 2,000). Total population (2011 census): 22,066
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 21,663 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 ...

: 19,597 (90.46%) *

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 ...

: 1,900 (8.77%) *Others and indefinable: 166 (0.77%) Approx. 500 persons in Kemecse 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 – 8,356; *Catholic – 7,241 (

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– 5,443;

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 ...

– 1,798); *

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– 92; *other religions – 360; *

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 ...

– 1,175; *

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 ...

– 55; *''Undeclared'' – 4,787.

Gallery

File:Berkesz.jpg, Aerial view of

Berkesz Berkesz is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 955 people (2001). External links

*http://www.berkesz.hu Populated pl ...

File:House from Beszterec.jpg, Traditional house from

Beszterec Beszterec is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 1132 people (2001). Beszterec Beszterec is a village in Szabolc ...

File:Berkesz kastély.jpg, Vay Mansion in Berkesz File:Székely légifotó.jpg, Aerial view of Székely

References

External links

Postal codes of the Kemecse District
Districts in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County {{Szabolcs-geo-stub