Szigetszentmiklós () is a district in south-western part of Pest County. ''

Szigetszentmiklós Szigetszentmiklós ( /nowiki>; German language, German: ''Nigglau'') is a city in Pest County, Hungary, with around 40,000 inhabitants. Name * Sziget – island: Szigetszentmiklós is a town on Csepel Island * Szent Miklós – Saint Nichol ...

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

Geography

Szigetszentmiklós District borders with

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to the north, Gyál District and Dabas District to the east, Ráckeve District to the south,

Érd District Érd () is a district in south-western part of Pest County. ''Érd'' is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Hungary Statistical Region. Geography Érd District borders with Budake ...

to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szigetszentmiklós District is 9.

Municipalities

The district has 6

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, 1 large village and 2 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013) The bolded municipalities are cities, ''italics'' municipality is large village.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 110,448 and the

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was 523/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the German (approx. 3,700), Roma (1,300), Slovak (1,100), Romanian (550), Croat (350), Bulgarian (250), Serb and Russian (200), Slovak (100). Total population (2011 census): 110,448
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 100,804 persons: *

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: 92,788 (92.05%) *

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: 3,708 (3.68%) *

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: 1,270 (1.26%) *Others and indefinable: 3,038 (3.01%) Approx. 9,500 persons in Szigetszentmiklós 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 – 32,188 ( Roman Catholicism in Hungary, Roman Catholic – 30,519;

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– 1,665); *

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– 12,343; *

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– 995; * Orthodox – 188; *other religions – 2,722; *

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 ...

– 24,274; *

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– 2,206; *''Undeclared'' – 35,532.

Gallery

File:A Ráckevei-Duna holtága Szigetszentmiklósnál.JPG, Landscape near

File:Malonyai-kastély (7073. számú műemlék) 2.jpg, Malonyai Mansion in

Halásztelek Halásztelek () is a town in Pest County, Hungary. Halásztelek lies on the northern part of Csepel Island, on the Danube. History The Romans, during their occupation, found Halásztelek dangerous because of the regular flooding of the Danube. It ...

File:Dunaharaszti Coca-Cola Bottling Plant, aerial photo.jpg, Aerial view of Dunaharaszti File:Szent Anna-kápolna (7465. számú műemlék).jpg, St. Anne Chapel in

Tököl Tököl () is a town in Pest County, Hungary. Demography The majority of residents are Hungarians, with a Croatian minority of Bunjevci or Raci. Hungarian Uprising An Budapest-Tököl airfield (47 20 35 N / 18 59 20 E) was built during World ...

References

External links

Postal codes of the Szigetszentmiklós District
Districts in Pest County {{Pest-geo-stub