Cigánd () is a district in north-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. The district seat is in a town that is called Cigánd as well. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Geography

Cigánd District borders with the

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to the north, Záhony District ''( Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County)'' to the east, Kisvárda District and Ibrány District ''(Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County)'' to the south, Sárospatak District and

Sátoraljaújhely District Sátoraljaújhely () is a district in north-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. ''Sátoraljaújhely'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. ...

to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Cigánd District is 15.

Municipalities

The district has 1

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, 1 large village and 13 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012) The bolded municipality is city, ''italics'' municipality is large village.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 16,042 and the

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was 41/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 3,000). Total population (2011 census): 16,042
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 17,333 persons: *

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: 14,606 (84.27%) *

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: 2,646 (15.27%) *Others and indefinable: 81 (0.47%) Approx. 1,500 persons in Cigánd 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 – 7,958; *Catholic – 3,770 (

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– 2,510;

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– 1,260); *other religions – 438; *

Non-religious Irreligion is the absence or rejection of religious beliefs or practices. It encompasses a wide range of viewpoints drawn from various philosophical and intellectual perspectives, including atheism, agnosticism, religious skepticism, ration ...

– 1,419; *

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– 21; *''Undeclared'' – 2,436.

Gallery

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Ricse Ricse (sometimes erroneously written as Risce) is a village in the Tokaj wine region in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, in Eastern Hungary. Prior to World War II Ricse was home to a thriving Jewish community. The founder of Paramount Pictures, Adolph ...

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river near Cigánd

References

External links

Postal codes of the Cigánd District
Districts in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County {{Borsod-geo-stub