Mekényes (, , ) is a

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() 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 Southern Transdanubia ( ) is a subdivision of Hungary as defined by the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). It is one of the eight classified NUTS-2 statistical regions of Hungary. The region incorporates the south-western pa ...

region of

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. Its population at the 2011 census was 289.

Geography

The village is located at 46° 23′ 21″ N, 18° 20′ 57″ E. Its area is . It is part of the

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 northeast of the town of

Mágocs Mágocs () is a town in Baranya County, Hungary. Demographics In 2023, the town had a total population of 2077. As of 2022, the town was 90.8% Hungarian, 7.6% German, 5.9% Gypsy, and 1.6% of non-European origin. The population was 48.5% Roman C ...

and north 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 289 residents, 121 households, and 82 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 143 dwellings at an average density of . The average household size was 2.36. The average number of children was 0.85. The average family size was 2.82. Religious affiliation was 43.2%

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, 12.6%

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, 5.6%

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, 0.4%

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, 1.4% other religion and 6.3% unaffiliated, with 30.5% declining to answer. The village had an

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population of 7.7% and a

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population of 2.1%. A small number of residents also identified as

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(1.1%) and other, non-native to Hungary (1.4%). The majority declared themselves as Hungarian (71.2%), with 27.4% 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

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with the nearby localities of

Alsómocsolád Alsómocsolád (, , ) is a village () in Hegyhát District, northern Baranya county, in the Southern Transdanubia region of Hungary. Its population at the 2011 census was 303. Geography The village is located at 46° 18′ 48″ N, 18° 14′ ...

, and Nagyhajmás. The seat of the joint council is in Mágocs.

Transportation

Railway

* Kurd Train Station, north of the village. The station is on the Pusztaszabolcs–Pécs railway line and is operated by

MÁV The Hungarian State Railways (, , formally MÁV Magyar Államvasutak Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság (MÁV Zrt.). The full official name of the company is MÁV-csoport () now commonly known as MÁV) is the Hungarian national rail ...

Geography

Demographics

2011 census

Local government

Transportation

Railway

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