Pásztó () is a district in south-eastern part of

Nógrád County Nógrád (, ; ) is a counties of Hungary, county () of Hungary. It sits on the northern edge of Hungary and borders Slovakia. Description Nógrád county lies in northern Hungary. It shares borders with Slovakia and the Hungarian counties Pest ( ...

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Pásztó Pásztó is a town in Nógrád County, Hungary, beside of the Zagyva river and the Kövicses creek, between the Mátra and Cserhát mountain ranges. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 8664 (see Demographics). The town located beside of ...

'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Geography

Pásztó District borders with

Szécsény District Szécsény () is a district in northern part of Nógrád County. ''Szécsény'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. Geography Szécsény District bor ...

Salgótarján District Salgótarján () is a district in north-eastern part of Nógrád County. '' Salgótarján'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. Geography Salgótarj� ...

and

Bátonyterenye District Bátonyterenye () is a district in eastern part of Nógrád County. ''Bátonyterenye'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary, Northern Hungary Statistical Region. Geography ...

to the north,

Gyöngyös District Gyöngyös () is a district in central-western part of Heves County. ''Gyöngyös'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. This district is a part of Mát ...

and

Hatvan District Hatvan () is a district in western part of Heves County in Hungary. ''Hatvan'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. Geography Hatvan District borders ...

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Heves County Heves county (, ) lies in northern Hungary, between the right bank of the river Tisza and the Mátra and Bükk mountains. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Pest (county), Pest, Nógrád (county), Nógrád, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and ...

)'' to the east, Aszód District ''( Pest County)'' to the south,

Vác District Vác () is a district in northern part of Pest County. ''Vác'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Hungary Statistical Region. Geography Vác District borders with Rétság D ...

''(Pest County)'' and

Balassagyarmat District Balassagyarmat () is a district in north-western part of Nógrád County. ''Balassagyarmat'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. Geography Balassagya ...

to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Pásztó District is 26.

Municipalities

The district has 1

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 character, administrative stat ...

and 25 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013) The bolded municipality is the city.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 31,729 and the

population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), 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 geog ...

was 58/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,000), Slovak (650) and German (100). Total population (2011 census): 31,729
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 31,532 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 ...

: 27,673 (87.76%) *

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 , ...

: 2,874 (9.11%) *

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 ...

: 630 (2.00%) *Others and indefinable: 355 (1.13%) Approx. 200 persons in Pásztó 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 – 18,594 ( Roman Catholicism in Hungary, Roman Catholic – 18,513;

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 ...

– 79); *

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 ...

– 2,014; *

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 ...

– 467; *other religions – 620; *

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 ...

– 2,731; *

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 ...

– 212; *''Undeclared'' – 7,091.

Gallery

File:Cistercian Convent - Pásztó.jpg,

, the ''district seat'' File:Római katolikus templom (Szent Kereszt felmagasztalása) (6832. számú műemlék).jpg, Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church in

Szurdokpüspöki Szurdokpüspöki is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary, beside of the Zagyva river, under the Mátra mountain ranges. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 1756 (see Demographics). The village located beside of the (Nr. 81) Hatvan–Fiľa ...

File:Bujáki vár romja.JPG, Ruins of

Buják Castle Buják is a village and municipality in the Pásztó District of Nógrád County, Hungary. History The origin of the name is unclear: the word "Buják" may be Slavic (meaning "bull" in Hungarian), while the expression "Bijan chald" signifies plant ...

File:A Zagyva volgye.jpg, Valley of

Zagyva The Zagyva is a river in Hungary. This 179 km long river drains a basin of 5,677 km2. The source is near Salgótarján in Nógrád county. It flows through the towns of Bátonyterenye, Pásztó, Hatvan and Jászberény and flows into t ...

river near Pásztó

References

External links

Postal codes of the Pásztó District
Districts in Nógrád County {{Nograd-geo-stub