Baranyajenő (, ) is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

() in

Hegyhát District Hegyhát () is a district in northern part of Baranya County, Hungary. The district is located in the Southern Transdanubia Statistical Region. It is the only district in Hungarian countryside, which is not named after its district seat. Geograp ...

, northern

Baranya county Baranya (, ; German language, German:Croatian language, Croatian:'' Baranjska županija'') is a Counties of Hungary, county () in southern Hungary. It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region and the historical Baranya (region), B ...

, in the Southern Transdanubia region of

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

. Its population at the 2011 census was 455.

Geography

The village is located at 46° 16′ 15″ N, 18° 2′ 41″ E. Its area is . It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region, and administratively it falls under

Baranya County Baranya (, ; German language, German:Croatian language, Croatian:'' Baranjska županija'') is a Counties of Hungary, county () in southern Hungary. It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region and the historical Baranya (region), B ...

and

. It lies north of the village of

Mindszentgodisa Mindszentgodisa is a village in Baranya county, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania ...

and northwest of

Pécs Pécs ( , ; ; Slovak language, Slovak: ''Päťkostolie''; also known by #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the c ...

Demographics

2011 census

As of the census of 2011, there were 455 residents, 154 households, and 114 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 159 dwellings at an average density of . The average household size was 2.87. The average number of children was 1.37. The average family size was 3.13. Religious affiliation was 81.2%

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, 2.0%

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, 0.7%

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, and 0.7% other religion, with 15.4% declining to answer. The village had a significant

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Roma population of 40.3%. A small number of residents also identified as German (2.5%), Romanian (0.2%) and Serb (0.2%). The vast majority declared themselves as Hungarian (96.6%), with 3.4% declining to answer.

Local government

The village is governed by a

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with a four-person council. The local government of the village operates a joint council office with the nearby localities of Bakóca, Kisbeszterce, Kishajmás,

, Szágy, and

Tormás Tormás (, ) is a village () in Hegyhát District, northern Baranya county, in the Southern Transdanubia region of Hungary. Its population at the 2011 census was 301. Geography The village is located at 46° 13′ 49″ N, 17° 59′ 29″ ...

. The seat of the joint council is in Mindszentgodisa. As of the election of 2019, the village also has a local minority self-government for its Roma community, with three elected representatives.

Transportation

Railway

* Sásd Train Station, east of the village. The station is on the Pusztaszabolcs–Pécs and Dombóvár-Komló railway lines and is operated by MÁV.

Gallery

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