Salgótarján (Hungarian: Salgótarjáni járás) 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.
Salgótarján District
Salgótarjáni járás | |
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 Salgótarján District within Hungary and Nógrád County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Nógrád |
| District seat | Salgótarján |
| Area | |
• Total | 525.23 km2 (202.79 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd in Nógrád |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 64,601 |
| • Rank | 1st in Nógrád |
| • Density | 123/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Geography
editSalgótarján District borders with the Slovakian region of Banská Bystrica to the north, Ózd District (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County) and Bátonyterenye District to the southeast, Pásztó District to the south, Szécsény District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Salgótarján District is 29.
Municipalities
editThe district has 1 urban county and 28 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]
- Bárna (1,081)
- Cered (1,122)
- Egyházasgerge (741)
- Etes (1,429)
- Ipolytarnóc (452)
- Karancsalja (1,557)
- Karancsberény (884)
- Karancskeszi (1,905)
- Karancslapujtő (2,651)
- Karancsság (1,242)
- Kazár (1,870)
- Kisbárkány (194)
- Kishartyán (536)
- Litke (885)
- Lucfalva (631)
- Márkháza (252)
- Mátraszele (984)
- Mihálygerge (595)
- Nagybárkány (673)
- Nagykeresztúr (247)
- Rákóczibánya (677)
- Ságújfalu (1,059)
- Salgótarján (37,199) – district and county seat
- Sámsonháza (270)
- Somoskőújfalu (2,280)
- Sóshartyán (955)
- Szilaspogony (296)
- Vizslás (1,347)
- Zabar (490)
The bolded municipality is the city.
Demographics
editReligion in Salgótarján District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 64,601 and the population density was 123/km2.
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 64,601 | n/a |
Ethnicity
editBesides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 5,500), Slovak (400) and German (200).
Total population (2011 census): 64,601
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 62,958 persons:
- Hungarians: 56,484 (89.72%)
- Gypsies: 5,383 (8.55%)
- Others and indefinable: 1,091 (1.73%)
Approx. 1,500 persons in Salgótarján District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
editReligious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 30,966 (Roman Catholic – 30,846; Greek Catholic – 118);
- Evangelical – 1,182;
- Reformed – 1,136;
- other religions – 1,468;
- Non-religious – 12,682;
- Atheism – 750;
- Undeclared – 16,417.
Gallery
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Downtown of Salgótarján -
Aerial view of Kazár -
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View of Salgótarján -
Town Hall in Salgótarján -
Conferential Centre (Salgótarján) -
All Saints Church in Karancsberény
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
- ^ népesség.com, "Salgótarjáni járás népessége"
- ^ 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [1]
- ^ 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [2]
External links
edit48°07′00″N 19°48′00″E / 48.1167°N 19.8000°E
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