Tiszavasvári ( hu, Tiszavasvári járás) is a district in western part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. ''

Tiszavasvári Tiszavasvári is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. History The settlement of Tiszavasvári was created in 1941 by merging the former independent settlements of Tiszabűd and Szentm ...

'' 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

Tiszavasvári District borders with

Szerencs District Szerencs ( hu, Szerencsi járás) is a district in central-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. ''Szerencs'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Regio ...

and

Tokaj District Tokaj ( hu, 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. Geography T ...

''( Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County)'' to the northwest and north,

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 north and east,

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 ...

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 ...

''( Hajdú-Bihar County)'' to the south,

Tiszaújváros District Tiszaújváros ( hu, Tiszaújvárosi járás) is a district in south-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. ''Tiszaújváros'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary S ...

''(Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County)'' to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Tiszavasvári District is 6.

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 ...

, 1 large village and 3 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013) The bolded municipalities are cities, ''italics'' municipality is large village.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 27,684 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 73/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 4,000) and German (150). Total population (2011 census): 27,684
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 27,812 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 ...

: 23,876 (85.85%) * Gypsies: 3,561 (12.80%) *Others and indefinable: 375 (1.35%) Approx. 150 persons in Tiszavasvári 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 – 7,040; *Catholic – 5,877 (

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 ...

– 4,181;

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 ...

– 1,696); *

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 ...

– 70; *other religions – 348; * Non-religious – 7,011; *

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 ...

– 198; *''Undeclared'' – 7,140.

Gallery

File:Tiszavasvári légifotó1.jpg,

, the ''district seat'' File:Tiszalöki vízerőmű.jpg, Hydroelectric power plant near

Tiszalök Tiszalök is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and, in 2015, had a population of 5,395. Notable people * Miklós Kocsis, sport shooter * Countess A ...

File:Tiszadob - Palace.jpg, Andrássy Palace in

Tiszadob Tiszadob 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 3,341 people (2001). Nobility The families of notable Hungarian nobility t ...

File:House from Hortobágy.jpg, Traditional house from Tiszadob

References

External links

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