Szolnok_District
Szolnok District
Districts of Hungary in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Szolnok (Hungarian: Szolnoki járás) is a district in western part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. Szolnok is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region.
Szolnok District
Szolnoki járás | |
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Szolnok District within Hungary and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
| District seat | Szolnok |
| Area | |
| • Total | 914.48 km2 (353.08 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 118,241 |
| • Rank | 1st in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
| • Density | 129/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Szolnok District borders with Jászberény District and Jászapáti District to the north, Kunhegyes District, Törökszentmiklós District and Mezőtúr District to the east, Kunszentmárton District and Tiszakécske District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the south, Cegléd District and Nagykáta District (Pest County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szolnok District is 18.
The district has 1 urban county, 4 towns and 13 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
- Besenyszög (3,372)
- Csataszög (295)
- Hunyadfalva (169)
- Kőtelek (1,571)
- Martfű (6,435)
- Nagykörű (1,651)
- Rákóczifalva (5,359)
- Rákócziújfalu (2,002)
- Szajol (3,734)
- Szászberek (969)
- Szolnok (74,341) – district and county seat
- Tiszajenő (1,642)
- Tiszasüly (1,370)
- Tiszavárkony (1,526)
- Tószeg (4,380)
- Újszász (6,360)
- Vezseny (692)
- Zagyvarékas (3,512)
The bolded municipalities are cities.
Religion in Szolnok District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 118,241 and the population density was 129/km2.
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 118,241 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,000), German (600), Russian (250) and Romanian (200).
Total population (2011 census): 118,241
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 106,079 persons:
- Hungarians: 100,632 (94.87%)
- Gypsies: 3,108 (2.93%)
- Others and indefinable: 2,339 (2.20%)
Approx. 12,000 persons in Szolnok District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 36,277 (Roman Catholic – 35,678; Greek Catholic – 589);
- Reformed – 7,721;
- Evangelical – 525;
- other religions – 1,427;
- Non-religious – 35,231;
- Atheism – 2,257;
- Undeclared – 34,803.
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- népesség.com, "Szolnoki járás népessége"
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