Hegyhát District
Hegyháti járás
Districts of Hungary
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Hegyhát District within Hungary and Baranya County.
Hegyhát District within Hungary and Baranya County.
Coordinates: 46°15′N 18°06′E / 46.25°N 18.10°E / 46.25; 18.10
Country Hungary
CountyBaranya
District seatSásd
Area
 • Total360.72 km2 (139.27 sq mi)
 • Rank6th in Baranya
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total12,744
 • Rank8th in Baranya
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)

Hegyhát (Hungarian: Hegyháti járás) is a district in northern part of Baranya County. The district is located in the Southern Transdanubia Statistical Region. It is the only district in Hungarian countryside, which is not named after its district seat.

Geography

Hegyhát District borders with Dombóvár District and Tamási District (Tolna County) to the north, Bonyhád District (Tolna County) to the east, Komló District to the southeast, Pécs District and Szentlőrinc District to the south, Szigetvár District to the southwest, Kaposvár District (Somogy County) to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Hegyhát District is 25.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns and 23 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities.

See also

References



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