Szigetvár (Hungarian: Szigetvári járás) is a district in western part of Baranya County, Hungary. Szigetvár is also the name of the town where the district seat is located. The district lies in the Southern Transdanubia Statistical Region.

Szigetvár District
Szigetvári járás
Official logo of Szigetvár District
Szigetvár District within Hungary and Baranya County.
Szigetvár District within Hungary and Baranya County.
Coordinates: 46°03′N 17°48′E / 46.05°N 17.80°E / 46.05; 17.80
Country Hungary
CountyBaranya
District seatSzigetvár
Area
 • Total
656.76 km2 (253.58 sq mi)
 • Rank1st in Baranya
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total
25,002
 • Rank5th in Baranya
 • Density38/km2 (100/sq mi)

Geography

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Szigetvár District borders with Kaposvár District (Somogy County) to the north, Hegyhát District and Szentlőrinc District to the east, Sellye District to the south, Barcs District (Somogy County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szigetvár District is 45.

Municipalities

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The district has 1 town and 44 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipality is city.

See also

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References

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