Békéscsaba ( hu, Békéscsabai járás) is a district in central-southern part of
Békés County. ''
Békéscsaba'' 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
Békéscsaba District borders with
Békés District to the north,
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 ...
and
Gyula District to the east,
Mezőkovácsháza District
Mezőkovácsháza ( hu, Mezőkovácsházai járás) is a district in southern part of Békés County. ''Mezőkovácsháza'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statisti ...
to the south,
Orosháza District and
Szarvas District
Szarvas ( hu, Szarvasi járás; sk, Sarvašský okres) is a district in western part of Békés County. '' Szarvas'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Re ...
to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Békéscsaba District is 9.
Municipalities
The district has 1
urban county, 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 5 villages.
(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)
The bolded municipalities are cities, ''italics'' municipality is large village.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 83,541 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 131/km².
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Slovak (approx. 3,500), Roma (900), Romanian (500) and German (450).
Total population (2011 census): 83,541
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 78,408 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 ...
: 72,018 (91.85%)
*
Slovaks
The Slovaks ( sk, Slováci, singular: ''Slovák'', feminine: ''Slovenka'', plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history and speak Slovak.
In Slovakia, 4.4 mi ...
: 3,504 (4.47%)
*
Gypsies: 916 (1.17%)
*Others and indefinable: 1,970 (2.51%)
Approx. 5,000 persons in Békéscsaba District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
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*Catholic – 17,821 (
Roman Catholicism in Hungary, Roman Catholic – 17,627;
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 ...
– 184);
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Evangelical
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– 9,444;
*
Reformed
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Reform may also refer to:
Media
* ''Reform'' (album), a 2011 album by Jane Zhang
* Reform (band), a Swedish jazz fusion group
* ''Reform'' (magazine), a Christian magazine
*''Reforme'' ("Reforms"), initial name of the ...
– 6,031;
*
Orthodox
Orthodox, Orthodoxy, or Orthodoxism may refer to:
Religion
* Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-pag ...
– 149;
*other religions – 1,404;
*
Non-religious – 26,364;
*
Atheism
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– 1,289;
*''Undeclared'' – 21,039.
Gallery
File:Megyeszékhely - Békés megye - Békéscsaba.jpg, Békéscsaba, the ''district seat''
File:A Kettős-körös hídja Doboznál - panoramio.jpg, Bridge over Kettős-Körös near Doboz
Doboz is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.
Geography
It covers an area of 54.47 km² and has a population of 4084 people (2015).
Notable people
*Mihály Mező
Mihály Mező (born 1 Au ...
File:WinterLandscape Csorvás.JPG, Winter landscape near Csorvás
Csorvás ( ro, Ciorvaş) is a town in Békés county, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.
Geography
It covers an area of 90.18 km² and has a population of 4,871 people (2015).
The town of Csorvás is situated in Bé ...
File:Wenckheim-kastély (2579. számú műemlék).jpg, Wenckheim Mansion in Szabadkígyós
Szabadkígyós is a village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovak ...
File:Andrássy út2.JPG, Downtown of Békéscsaba
File:Békéscsaba városháza.JPG, Town Hall in Békéscsaba
File:Élővíz-csatorna Békéscsaba.jpg, Élővíz Canal in Békéscsaba
File:Békéscsaba, Jókai színház - 2013 (1).JPG, Jókai Theater (Békéscsaba)
See also
*
List of cities and towns of Hungary
Hungary has 3,152 Municipality, municipalities as of July 15, 2013: 346 towns (Hungarian term: ''város'', plural: ''városok''; the terminology doesn't distinguish between city, cities and towns – the term town is used in official translations ...
References
External links
Postal codes of the Békéscsaba District
Districts in Békés County
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