Püspökladány District
Püspökladány District
Püspökladányi járás | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Püspökladány District within Hungary and Hajdú-Bihar County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Hajdú-Bihar |
| District seat | Püspökladány |
| Area | |
• Total | 729.04 km2 (281.48 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th in Hajdú-Bihar |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 40,426 |
| • Rank | 6th in Hajdú-Bihar |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Püspökladány (Hungarian: Püspökladányi járás) is a district in south-western part of Hajdú-Bihar County. Püspökladány 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 Hajdúság historical and geographical region.
Geography
[edit]Püspökladány District borders with Hajdúszoboszló District to the north, Derecske District and Berettyóújfalu District to the east, Szeghalom District (Békés County) to the south, Karcag District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Püspökladány District is 12.
Municipalities
[edit]The district has 2 towns, 3 large villages and 7 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
- Báránd (2,530)
- Bihardancsháza (180)
- Biharnagybajom (2,731)
- Bihartorda (897)
- Földes (3,998)
- Kaba (5,932)
- Nagyrábé (1,974)
- Püspökladány (14,698) – district seat
- Sáp (938)
- Sárrétudvari (2,751)
- Szerep (1,506)
- Tetétlen (1,394)
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.
Demographics
[edit]Religion in Püspökladány District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 40,426 and the population density was 55/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
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| 2011 | 40,426 | n/a |
Ethnicity
[edit]Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 2,500).
Total population (2011 census): 40,426
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 37,778 persons:
- Hungarians: 35,227 (93.25%)
- Gypsies: 2,253 (5.96%)
- Others and indefinable: 298 (0.79%)
Approx. 3,000 persons in Püspökladány District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
[edit]Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Reformed – 16,521;
- Catholic – 2,833 (Roman Catholic – 2,689; Greek Catholic – 142);
- other religions – 345;
- Non-religious – 11,462;
- Atheism – 227;
- Undeclared – 9,038.
Gallery
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Püspökladány, the district seat -
Reformed Church in Földes -
Traditional house from Biharnagybajom -
Aerial view of Püspökladány
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
- ^ népesség.com, "Püspökladányi 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
[edit]| Towns (2) |
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| Large villages (3) | ||
| Villages (7) | ||
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