Hajdúnánás District

Hajdúnánás (Hungarian: Hajdúnánási járás) is a district in north-western part of Hajdú-Bihar County. Hajdúnánás is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region. This district is a part of Hajdúság historical and geographical region.

Hajdúnánás District Hajdúnánási járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Hajdúnánás District within Hungary and Hajdú-Bihar County.
Coordinates: 47.84°N 21.43°E / 47.84; 21.43
Country	Hungary
County	Hajdú-Bihar
District seat	Hajdúnánás
Area
• Total	547.27 km2 (211.30 sq mi)
• Rank	6th in Hajdú-Bihar
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	29,614
• Rank	8th in Hajdú-Bihar
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)

Geography

Hajdúnánás District borders with Tiszavasvári District (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) to the north, Hajdúböszörmény District to the southeast, Balmazújváros District to the south, Mezőcsát District and Tiszaújváros District (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Hajdúnánás District is 6.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns and 4 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)

• Folyás (328)
• Görbeháza (2,402)
• Hajdúnánás (16,975) – district seat
• Polgár (7,915)
• Tiszagyulaháza (705)
• Újtikos (907)

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

Religion in Hajdúnánás District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (20.7%)

  Greek Catholicism (1.9%)

  Calvinism (21.8%)

  Other religions (0.9%)

  Non-religious (29.8%)

  Atheists (0.7%)

  Undeclared (24.2%)

In 2011, it had a population of 29,614 and the population density was 54/km².

Year	County population	Change
2011	29,614	n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,000) and German (100).

Total population (2011 census): 29,614
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 26,934 persons:

• Hungarians: 25,755 (95.62%)
• Gypsies: 851 (3.16%)
• Others and indefinable: 328 (1.22%)

Approx. 3,000 persons in Hajdúnánás District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

• Catholic – 6,698 (Roman Catholic – 6,141; Greek Catholic – 555);
• Reformed – 6,463;
• other religions – 268;
• Non-religious – 8,833;
• Atheism – 219;
• Undeclared – 7,133.

Gallery

• 
  Hajdúnánás, the district seat
• 
  Aerial view of Újtikos
• 
  Bridge over Keleti Canal near Hajdúnánás
• 
  Church ruins of Folyvás

See also

• List of cities and towns of Hungary

External links

• Postal codes of the Hajdúnánás District