Mezőkövesd_District
Mezőkövesd District
Districts of Hungary in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Mezőkövesd (Hungarian: Mezőkövesdi járás) is a district in south-western part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Mezőkövesd is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Mezőkövesd District
Mezőkövesdi járás | |
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Mezőkövesd District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. | |
| Coordinates: 47.81°N 20.57°E / 47.81; 20.57 | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| District seat | Mezőkövesd |
| Area | |
| • Total | 723.87 km2 (279.49 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 42,434 |
| • Rank | 4th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Mezőkövesd District borders with Miskolc District to the northeast, Mezőcsát District to the east, Tiszafüred District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the south, Füzesabony District and Eger District (Heves County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Mezőkövesd District is 23.
The district has 2 towns, 1 large village and 20 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
- Bogács (2,024)
- Borsodgeszt (246)
- Borsodivánka (739)
- Bükkábrány (1,558)
- Bükkzsérc (950)
- Cserépfalu (1,002)
- Cserépváralja (427)
- Csincse (562)
- Egerlövő (534)
- Kács (509)
- Mezőkeresztes (3,803)
- Mezőkövesd (16,538) – district seat
- Mezőnagymihály (1,032)
- Mezőnyárád (1,532)
- Négyes (236)
- Sály (2,085)
- Szentistván (2,343)
- Szomolya (1,559)
- Tard (1,230)
- Tibolddaróc (1,417)
- Tiszabábolna (370)
- Tiszavalk (307)
- Vatta (864)
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.
Religion in Mezőkövesd District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 42,432 and the population density was 59/km2.
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,500) and German (200).
Total population (2011 census): 42,432
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 40,091 persons:
- Hungarians: 37,326 (93.10%)
- Gypsies: 2,202 (5.49%)
- Others and indefinable: 563 (1.40%)
Approx. 2,500 persons in Mezőkövesd District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 22,530 (Roman Catholic – 22,312; Greek Catholic – 212);
- Reformed – 6,163;
- Evangelical – 55;
- other religions – 522;
- Non-religious – 3,274;
- Atheism – 228;
- Undeclared – 9,662.
- Agriculture Museum in Mezőkövesd
- Zsóry Baths in Mezőkövesd
- Beehive stone in Tibolddaróc
- St. Martin Church in Bogács
- List of cities and towns of Hungary
- Mezőkövesd Subregion (until 2013)
- népesség.com, "Mezőkövesdi járás népessége"
