Szeghalom ( hu, Szeghalmi járás) is a district in northern part of

Békés County Békés (, , ro, Județul Bichiș) is an administrative division (county or ''megye'') in south-eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Csongrád, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, and Hajdú-Bihar. The ...

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Szeghalom Szeghalom is a town in Békés county, in southeastern Hungary. History The jewish community In the 19th and 20th centuries, a Jewish community with hundreds of members lived in the village. On March 19, 1944, after the German army entered Hungar ...

'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.

Geography

Szeghalom District borders with

Püspökladány District Püspökladány ( hu, Püspökladányi járás) is a district in south-western part of Hajdú-Bihar County. ''Püspökladány'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Stat ...

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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 ...

)'' to the north,

Berettyóújfalu District Berettyóújfalu ( hu, Berettyóújfalui járás) is a district in south-eastern part of Hajdú-Bihar County. ''Berettyóújfalu'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain ...

''(Hajdú-Bihar County)'' and

Sarkad District Sarkad ( hu, Sarkadi járás; ro, Districtul Șercad) is a district in north-eastern part of Békés County. Sarkad, Hungary, Sarkad is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain ...

to the east,

Békés District Békés ( hu, Békési járás) is a district in central-northern part of Békés County. ''Békés'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain, Southern Great Plain Statistic ...

to the south,

Gyomaendrőd District Gyomaendrőd ( hu, Gyomaendrődi járás) is a district in north-western part of Békés County. ''Gyomaendrőd'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region ...

and

Karcag District Karcag ( hu, Karcagi járás) is a district in eastern part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, Hungary. ''Karcag'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain, Northern Great Plai ...

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Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok ( hu, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megye, ) is the name of an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus or ''megye'') in Hungary. It lies in central Hungary and shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest ...

)'' to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szeghalom District is 7.

Municipalities

The district has 4

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

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 29,709 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 42/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,200) and German (100). Total population (2011 census): 29,709
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 26,835 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 ...

: 25,436 (94.79%) *

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 ...

: 1,136 (4.23%) *Others and indefinable: 263 (0.98%) Approx. 3,000 persons in Szeghalom 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 – 7,620; *Catholic – 2,354 (

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 ...

– 2,325;

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 ...

– 29); *

Evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide Interdenominationalism, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being "bor ...

– 93; *other religions – 348; *

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 ...

– 12,865; *

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 ...

– 244; *''Undeclared'' – 6,185.

Gallery

File:Kossuth szobor, Szeghalom.jpg,

, the ''district seat'' File:Bucsa légi fotó.jpg, Aerial view of Bucsa File:Veszto 02.jpg,

Vésztő Vésztő is a town in Békés county, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. Geography It covers an area of 125.76 km² and has a population of 6855 people (2015). The town is situated in the Tisza plain. History North of ...

, Town Hall File:Kárász kastély, Szeghalom.jpg, Kárász Mansion in Szeghalom

References

External links

Postal codes of the Szeghalom District
Districts in Békés County {{Bekes-geo-stub