Kecskemét District
Kecskeméti járás | |
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 Kecskemét District within Hungary and Bács-Kiskun County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Bács-Kiskun |
| District seat | Kecskemét |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,212.21 km2 (468.04 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1st in Bács-Kiskun |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 155,481 |
| • Rank | 1st in Bács-Kiskun |
| • Density | 128/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Kecskemét (Hungarian: Kecskeméti járás) is a district in northern part of Bács-Kiskun County. Kecskemét is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.
Geography
Kecskemét District borders with Dabas District and Cegléd District (Pest County) to the north, Nagykőrös District (Pest County) to the northeast, Tiszakécske District to the east, Kiskunfélegyháza District to the south, Kiskőrös District and Kunszentmiklós District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Kecskemét District is 16.
Municipalities
The district has 1 urban county, 2 towns and 13 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2014)[1]
- Ágasegyháza (1,892)
- Ballószög (3,366)
- Felsőlajos (858)
- Fülöpháza (845)
- Fülöpjakab (1,161)
- Helvécia (4,406)
- Jakabszállás (2,615)
- Kecskemét (112,071) – district and county seat
- Kerekegyháza (6,330)
- Kunbaracs (615)
- Kunszállás (1,661)
- Ladánybene (1,574)
- Lajosmizse (11,228)
- Nyárlőrinc (2,323)
- Orgovány (3,372)
- Városföld (2,158)
The bolded municipalities are cities.
Demographics
Religion in Kecskemét District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 155,481 and the population density was 128/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 155,481 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the German and Roma (approx. 1,750), Romanian (700), Croat (150), Russian and Serb (200), Slovak, Bulgarian and Ukrainian (100).
Total population (2011 census): 155,481
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 141,203 persons:
- Hungarians: 134,683 (95.38%)
- Germans: 1,748 (1.24%)
- Gypsies: 1,734 (1.23%)
- Others and indefinable: 3,038 (2.15%)
Approx. 14,000 persons in Kecskemét District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 70,482 (Roman Catholic – 70,032; Greek Catholic – 424);
- Reformed – 15,788;
- Evangelical – 1,575;
- other religions – 2,494;
- Non-religious – 21,788;
- Atheism – 1,887;
- Undeclared – 41,467.
Gallery
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Downtown of Kecskemét
Aerial view of Kerekegyháza_20130929_370.JPG.webp)
Farm Museum in Lajosmizse
Aerial view of Városföld
Cifra Palace in Kecskemét
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Katona József Theater (Kecskemét)
Aerial view of Kecskemét
See also
References
- ↑ A KSH 2014. évi helységnévkönyve
- ↑ népesség.com, "Kecskeméti járás népessége"
- ↑ 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian)
- ↑ 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian)
External links
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| Villages (13) | ||
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