Orosháza () is a district in south-western part of

Békés County Békés (, , ) is an administrative division (county or ''vármegye'') in south-eastern Hungary, on the border with Romania. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Csongrád-Csanád, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, and Hajdú-Bihar. The capital ...

Orosháza Orosháza is a city situated in the westernmost part of Békés (county), Békés county, Hungary, on the Békés ridge bordered by the rivers River Maros, Maros and River Körös, Körös. Orosháza is an important culture, cultural, educational ...

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

Orosháza District is bordered by

Szarvas District Szarvas (; ) 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 Region. Geography Szarvas District borders ...

to the north, Békéscsaba District and

Mezőkovácsháza District Mezőkovácsháza () 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, Southern Great Plain Statistical Region ...

to the east,

Makó District Makó () is a district in south-eastern part of Csongrád County. ''Makó'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain, Southern Great Plain Statistical Region. Geography ...

(

Csongrád County Csongrád (; , archaically also ''Црноград/Crnograd,'' ) is a town in Csongrád County in southern Hungary. History At the time of the Hungarian Conquest (the end of 9th century) the Maros Valley was under Bulgarian control. The fortre ...

) to the south,

Hódmezővásárhely District Hódmezővásárhely () is a district in eastern part of Csongrád County. ''Hódmezővásárhely'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain, Southern Great Plain Statistica ...

and Szentes District (Csongrád County) to the west. There are eight inhabited places in Orosháza District.

Municipalities

The district has two

towns A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

, two large villages and four villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012) The bolded municipalities are cities, ''italics'' municipalities are large villages.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 51,482 and the

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of .

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Slovak (approx. 1,500), Roma (650), German (250) and Romanian (150). Total population (2011 census): 51,482
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 45,712 persons: *

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

: 42,825 (93.68%) *

Slovaks The Slovaks ( (historical Sloveni ), singular: ''Slovák'' (historical: ''Sloven'' ), feminine: ''Slovenka'' , plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history ...

: 1,460 (3.19%) *

Gypsies {{Infobox ethnic group , group = Romani people , image = , image_caption = , flag = Roma flag.svg , flag_caption = Romani flag created in 1933 and accepted at the 1971 World Romani Congress , ...

: 645 (1.41%) *Others and indefinable: 782 (1.71%) Approx. 6,000 persons in Orosháza District did not declare their 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
*Catholic – 10,548 (

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– 10,469;

Greek Catholic Greek Catholic Church or Byzantine-Catholic Church may refer to: * The Catholic Church in Greece * The Eastern Catholic Churches The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also known as the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Ea ...

– 77) *

Evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that emphasizes evangelism, or the preaching and spreading of th ...

– 6,958 *

Reformed Reform is beneficial change. Reform, reformed or reforming 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 Places * Reform, Al ...

– 2,329 *other religions – 920 *

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 ...

– 16,045 *

Atheism Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the Existence of God, existence of Deity, deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the ...

– 654 *Undeclared – 14,028

Gallery

File:Orosháza, Szent István-mellszobor 2021 01.jpg,

, the biggest Hungarian village File:Tótkomlós - view from the church tower.jpg, Aerial view of

Tótkomlós Tótkomlós () is a town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic cha ...

File:Lápos - panoramio.jpg, Landscape near

Nagyszénás Nagyszénás is a large village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. Main sights * "Park" Bath of Nagyszénás * Kiss György Observatory * the Evangelist Church * the Our Lady Catholic Church Geography I ...

File:Orosháza, Győri Vilmos tér és Kossuth Lajos utca sarok.jpg, Downtown Orosháza File:Gyopárosfürdő légi fotó.jpg, Spa in Gyopárosfürdő (Orosháza) File:Török-híd Békéssámson.jpg, Turkish bridge near Békéssámson

References

External links

Postal codes of the Orosháza District
Districts in Békés County {{Bekes-geo-stub