Szeghalom District

Szeghalom (Hungarian: Szeghalmi járás) is a district in northern part of Békés County. Szeghalom is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.

Szeghalom District Szeghalmi járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Szeghalom District within Hungary and Békés County.
Coordinates: 47.02°N 21.17°E / 47.02; 21.17
Country	Hungary
County	Békés
District seat	Szeghalom
Area
• Total	714.19 km2 (275.75 sq mi)
• Rank	3rd in Békés
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	29,709
• Rank	6th in Békés
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)

Geography

Szeghalom District borders with Püspökladány District (Hajdú-Bihar County) to the north, Berettyóújfalu District (Hajdú-Bihar County) and Sarkad District to the east, Békés District to the south, Gyomaendrőd District and Karcag District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szeghalom District is 7.

Municipalities

The district has 4 towns and 3 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)

• Bucsa (2,055)
• Füzesgyarmat (5,665)
• Kertészsziget (379)
• Körösladány (4,582)
• Körösújfalu (537)
• Szeghalom (9,115) – district seat
• Vésztő (6,680)

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

Religion in Szeghalom District (2011 census)

  Calvinism (25.7%)

  Lutheranism (0.3%)

  Catholic Church (7.8%)

  Greek Catholicism (0.1%)

  Other religions (1.2%)

  Non-religious (43.3%)

  Atheists (0.8%)

  Undeclared (20.8%)

In 2011, it had a population of 29,709 and the population density was 42/km².

Year	County population	Change
2011	29,709	n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,200) and German (100).

Total population (2011 census): 29,709
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 26,835 persons:

• Hungarians: 25,436 (94.79%)
• Gypsies: 1,136 (4.23%)
• Others and indefinable: 263 (0.98%)

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

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

• Reformed – 7,620;
• Catholic – 2,354 (Roman Catholic – 2,325; Greek Catholic – 29);
• Evangelical – 93;
• other religions – 348;
• Non-religious – 12,865;
• Atheism – 244;
• Undeclared – 6,185.

Gallery

• 
  Szeghalom, the district seat
• 
  Aerial view of Bucsa
• 
  Vésztő, Town Hall
• 
  Kárász Mansion in Szeghalom

See also

• List of cities and towns of Hungary

External links

• Postal codes of the Szeghalom District