Kapuvár District
Kapuvári járás
Districts of Hungary
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Kapuvár District within Hungary and Győr-Moson-Sopron County.
Kapuvár District within Hungary and Győr-Moson-Sopron County.
Coordinates: 47°35′N 17°01′E / 47.59°N 17.02°E / 47.59; 17.02
Country Hungary
CountyGyőr-Moson-Sopron
District seatKapuvár
Area
 • Total372.14 km2 (143.68 sq mi)
 • Rank5th in Győr-Moson-Sopron
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total23,778
 • Rank5th in Győr-Moson-Sopron
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)

Kapuvár (Hungarian: Kapuvári járás) is a district in central-western part of Győr-Moson-Sopron County. Kapuvár is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Western Transdanubia Statistical Region.

Geography

Kapuvár District borders with the Austrian state of Burgenland to the north, Mosonmagyaróvár District and Csorna District to the east, Celldömölk District and Sárvár District (Vas County) to the south, Sopron District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Kapuvár District is 19.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns and 17 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

Religion in Kapuvár District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (71.3%)
  Greek Catholicism (0.1%)
  Lutheranism (5.4%)
  Calvinism (1.1%)
  Other religions (0.7%)
  Non-religious (2.3%)
  Atheists (0.4%)
  Undeclared (18.7%)

In 2011, it had a population of 23,778 and the population density was 64/km2.

Year County population[2] Change
2011 23,778 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma and German (approx. 300-300).

Total population (2011 census): 23,778
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 21,806 persons:

Approx. 2,000 persons in Kapuvár District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. ↑ népesség.com, "Kapuvári járás népessége"
  3. ↑ 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian)
  4. ↑ 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian)


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