Siklós () is a district in southern part of
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 ...
, Hungary. ''
Siklós'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is located. The district is in the
Southern Transdanubia Statistical Region.
Geography
Siklós District borders with
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 ...
and
Bóly
Bóly (; ) is a town in Baranya County, Hungary. Today Hungarian, the town was historically home to a large Danube Swabian population.
History
Until the end of World War II, the town's inhabitants were Danube Swabians, also locally known as ...
districts to the north,
Mohács District to the east, the
Croatia
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n county of
Osijek-Baranja to the south, and
Sellye District
Sellye () is a district in south-western part of Baranya County, Hungary. '' Sellye'' is also the name of the town that is the location of the district seat. The district is located in the Southern Transdanubia Statistical Region.
Geography
Sel ...
to the west. The number of inhabited places in Siklós District is 53.
Municipalities
The district has 3
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 ...
, 1 large village and 49 villages.
(ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)
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The bolded municipalities are cities, ''italics'' municipality is large village.
See also
*List of cities and towns in Hungary
Hungary has 3,152 Municipality, municipalities as of July 15, 2013: 346 towns (Hungarian term: , plural: ; the terminology does not distinguish between city, cities and towns – the term town is used in official translations) and 2,806 village ...
References
External links
Postal codes of the Siklós District
Districts in Baranya County
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