Mezőcsát District
Districts of Hungary in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Mezőcsát District Mezőcsáti járás | |
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Districts of Hungary | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Mezőcsát District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. | |
| Coordinates: 47°49′N 20°54′E / 47.82°N 20.90°E / 47.82; 20.90 | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| District seat | Mezőcsát |
| Area | |
| • Total | 351.27 km2 (135.63 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 11th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 14,446 |
| • Rank | 15th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Mezőcsát (Hungarian: Mezőcsáti járás) is a district in southern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Mezőcsát is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography
Mezőcsát District borders with Miskolc District and Tiszaújváros District to the north, Hajdúnánás District and Balmazújváros District (Hajdú-Bihar County) to the east and south, Mezőkövesd District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Mezőcsát District is 8.
Municipalities
The district has 1 town and 7 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
- Ároktő (1,051)
- Gelej (588)
- Hejőpapi (1,119)
- Igrici (1,219)
- Mezőcsát (5,891) – district seat
- Tiszadorogma (367)
- Tiszakeszi (2,487)
- Tiszatarján (1,408)
The bolded municipality is the city.
Demographics
Religion in Mezőcsát District (2011 census)
Calvinism (43.2%)
Catholic Church (25.1%)
Greek Catholicism (1.0%)
Other religions (1.4%)
Non-religious (9.7%)
Atheists (0.3%)
Undeclared (19.3%)
In 2011, it had a population of 14,446 and the population density was 41/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14,446 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 1,500).
Total population (2011 census): 14,446
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 14,393 persons:
- Hungarians: 12,884 (89.52%)
- Gypsies: 1,376 (9.56%)
- Others and indefinable: 133 (0.92%)
Approx. 50 persons in Mezőcsát District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Reformed – 6,239;
- Catholic – 3,764 (Roman Catholic – 3,625; Greek Catholic – 139);
- other religions – 211;
- Non-religious – 1,396;
- Atheism – 53;
- Undeclared – 2,783.
Gallery
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Mezőcsát, the district seat -
Dobozy Mansion in Mezőcsát -
Aerial view of Tiszatarján -
Reformed Church in Gelej
See also
References
External links
- Postal codes of the Mezőcsát District
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