Szécsény District

Szécsény (Hungarian: Szécsényi járás) is a district in northern part of Nógrád County. Szécsény is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Szécsény District Szécsényi járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Szécsény District within Hungary and Nógrád County.
Country	Hungary
County	Nógrád
District seat	Szécsény
Area
• Total	285.26 km2 (110.14 sq mi)
• Rank	5th in Nógrád
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	19,587
• Rank	6th in Nógrád
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)

Geography

Szécsény District borders with the Slovakian region of Banská Bystrica to the north and west, Salgótarján District to the northeast, Pásztó District to the south, Balassagyarmat District to the southwest. The number of the inhabited places in Szécsény District is 14.

Municipalities

The district has 1 town and 13 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)

• Endrefalva (1,238)
• Hollókő (329)
• Ludányhalászi (1,496)
• Magyargéc (899)
• Nagylóc (1,591)
• Nógrádmegyer (1,716)
• Nógrádsipek (698)
• Nógrádszakál (636)
• Piliny (589)
• Rimóc (1,841)
• Szalmatercs (441)
• Szécsény (5,999) – district seat
• Szécsényfelfalu (418)
• Varsány (1,646)

The bolded municipality is the city.

Demographics

Religion in Szécsény District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (72.2%)

  Lutheranism (0.9%)

  Calvinism (0.8%)

  Other religions (1.7%)

  Non-religious (5.3%)

  Atheists (0.3%)

  Undeclared (18.8%)

In 2011, it had a population of 19,587 and the population density was 69/km².

Year	County population	Change
2011	19,587	n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 3,000).

Total population (2011 census): 19,587
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 20,415 persons:

• Hungarians: 17,548 (85.96%)
• Gypsies: 2,686 (13.16%)
• Others and indefinable: 181 (0.89%)

Approx. 1,000 persons in Szécsény District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

• Catholic – 14,152 (Roman Catholic – 14,134; Greek Catholic – 17);
• Evangelical – 163;
• Reformed – 146;
• other religions – 339;
• Non-religious – 1,044;
• Atheism – 56;
• Undeclared – 3,687.

Gallery

• 
  Szécsény, the district seat
• 
  View of Hollókő
• 
  Cserhát mountains from Hollókő Castle
• 
  St. Michael Church in Varsány

See also

• List of cities and towns of Hungary

External links

• Postal codes of the Szécsény District