Mezőtúr (Hungarian: Mezőtúri járás) is a district in south-eastern part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. Mezőtúr is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region. This district is a part of Nagykunság historical and geographical region.
Mezőtúr District
Mezőtúri járás | |
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![]() Mezőtúr District within Hungary and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. | |
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County | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
District seat | Mezőtúr |
Area | |
• Total | 725.74 km2 (280.21 sq mi) |
• Rank | 3rd in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 28,191 |
• Rank | 7th in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Geography
editMezőtúr District borders with Törökszentmiklós District and Karcag District to the north, Gyomaendrőd District (Békés County) to the east, Szarvas District (Békés County) and Kunszentmárton District to the south, Szolnok District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Mezőtúr District is 5.
Municipalities
editThe district has 2 towns and 3 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
- Kétpó (682)
- Mesterszállás (691)
- Mezőhék (317)
- Mezőtúr (17,337) – district seat
- Túrkeve (8,741)
The bolded municipalities are cities.
Demographics
editReligion in Mezőtúr District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 28,191 and the population density was 39/km².
Year | County population[2] | Change |
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2011 | 28,191 | n/a |
Ethnicity
editBesides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 1,000).
Total population (2011 census): 28,191
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 24,515 persons:
- Hungarians: 23,576 (96.17%)
- Gypsies: 618 (2.52%)
- Others and indefinable: 321 (1.31%)
Approx. 3,500 persons in Mezőtúr District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
editReligious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Reformed – 5,688;
- Catholic – 2,609 (Roman Catholic – 2,575; Greek Catholic – 34);
- Evangelical – 103;
- other religions – 185;
- Non-religious – 12,292;
- Atheism – 316;
- Undeclared – 6,998.
Transport
editRoad network
edit- Main road (NW→SE): Törökszentmiklós... – Mezőtúr District (2 municipalities: Kétpó, Mezőtúr) – ...Mezőberény
Railway network
edit- Line 120 (NW→SE): Budapest... – Mezőtúr District (2 municipalities: Kétpó, Törökszentmiklós) – ...Lőkösháza
- Line 125 (N→E): Mezőtúr District (1 municipality: Mezőtúr) – ...Battonya
Gallery
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
- ^ népesség.com, "Mezőtúri járás népessége"
- ^ 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [1]
- ^ 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [2]
External links
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