Kunhegyes (Hungarian: Kunhegyesi járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. Kunhegyes 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.

Kunhegyes District
Kunhegyesi járás
Official logo of Kunhegyes District
Kunhegyes District within Hungary and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.
Kunhegyes District within Hungary and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County.
Country Hungary
CountyJász-Nagykun-Szolnok
District seatKunhegyes
Area
 • Total
464.58 km2 (179.38 sq mi)
 • Rank7th in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total
20,045
 • Rank8th in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)

Geography

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Kunhegyes District borders with Heves District (Heves County) to the northwest, Tiszafüred District to the northeast, Karcag District to the east and south, Törökszentmiklós District to the south, Szolnok District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Kunhegyes District is 7.

Municipalities

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The district has 2 towns and 5 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

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Religion in Kunhegyes District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (23.5%)
  Calvinism (20.0%)
  Lutheranism (0.1%)
  Other religions (0.9%)
  Non-religious (37.4%)
  Atheists (0.5%)
  Undeclared (17.4%)

In 2011, it had a population of 20,045 and the population density was 43/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 20,045 n/a

Ethnicity

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Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 4,000).

Total population (2011 census): 20,045
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 21,823 persons:

  • Hungarians: 18,049 (82.71%)
  • Gypsies: 3,595 (16.47%)
  • Others and indefinable: 179 (0.82%)

Approx. 2,000 persons in Kunhegyes District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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

Transport

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Road network

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Railway network

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See also

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References

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