Tiszavasvári_District
Tiszavasvári District
Districts of Hungary in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Tiszavasvári (Hungarian: Tiszavasvári járás) is a district in western part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Tiszavasvári is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region.
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Tiszavasvári District
Tiszavasvári járás | |
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 Tiszavasvári District within Hungary and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| District seat | Tiszavasvári |
| Area | |
| • Total | 381.61 km2 (147.34 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 27,684 |
| • Rank | 8th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Tiszavasvári District borders with Szerencs District and Tokaj District (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County) to the northwest and north, Nyíregyháza District to the north and east, Hajdúböszörmény District and Hajdúnánás District (Hajdú-Bihar County) to the south, Tiszaújváros District (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Tiszavasvári District is 6.
The district has 2 towns, 1 large village and 3 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]
- Szorgalmatos (1,039)
- Tiszadada (2,317)
- Tiszadob (2,929)
- Tiszaeszlár (2,572)
- Tiszalök (5,485)
- Tiszavasvári (12,964) – district seat
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.
Religion in Tiszavasvári District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 27,684 and the population density was 73/km2.
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 4,000) and German (150).
Total population (2011 census): 27,684
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 27,812 persons:
- Hungarians: 23,876 (85.85%)
- Gypsies: 3,561 (12.80%)
- Others and indefinable: 375 (1.35%)
Approx. 150 persons in Tiszavasvári District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Reformed – 7,040;
- Catholic – 5,877 (Roman Catholic – 4,181; Greek Catholic – 1,696);
- Evangelical – 70;
- other religions – 348;
- Non-religious – 7,011;
- Atheism – 198;
- Undeclared – 7,140.
- Tiszavasvári, the district seat
- Hydroelectric power plant near Tiszalök
- Andrássy Palace in Tiszadob
- Traditional house from Tiszadob
- népesség.com, "Tiszavasvári járás népessége"
48.0000°N 21.4167°E / 48.0000; 21.4167
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