Füzesabony District
Füzesabony (Hungarian: Füzesabonyi járás) is a district in south-eastern part of Heves County. Füzesabony is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Füzesabony District
Füzesabonyi járás | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Füzesabony District within Hungary and Heves County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Heves |
| District seat | Füzesabony |
| Area | |
| • Total | 578.55 km2 (223.38 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th in Heves |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 30,416 |
| • Rank | 5th in Heves |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Geography
Füzesabony District borders with Eger District to the north, Mezőkövesd District (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County) and Tiszafüred District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the east, Heves District to the southwest, Gyöngyös District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Füzesabony District is 16.
Municipalities
The district has 1 town, 1 large village and 14 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
- Aldebrő (649)
- Besenyőtelek (2,569)
- Dormánd (1,040)
- Egerfarmos (675)
- Füzesabony (7,781) – district seat
- Kál (3,501)
- Kápolna (1,575)
- Kompolt (2,098)
- Mezőszemere (1,232)
- Mezőtárkány (1,575)
- Nagyút (660)
- Poroszló (2,715)
- Sarud (1,126)
- Szihalom (1,938)
- Tófalu (526)
- Újlőrincfalva (250)
The bolded municipality is city, italics municipality is large village.
Demographics
Religion in Füzesabony District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 30,416 and the population density was 53/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 30,416 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,000), German (250) and Romanian (100).
Total population (2011 census): 30,416
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 29,126 persons:
- Hungarians: 25,815 (88.63%)
- Gypsies: 2,775 (9.53%)
- Others and indefinable: 536 (1.84%)
Approx. 1,500 persons in Füzesabony District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 15,809 (Roman Catholic – 15,694; Greek Catholic – 113);
- Reformed – 1,539;
- Evangelical – 45;
- other religions – 611;
- Non-religious – 3,711;
- Atheism – 185;
- Undeclared – 8,516.
Gallery
Füzesabony, Pusztaszikszó Chapel
Aerial view of Besenyőtelek
Lake Tisza EcoCentrum in Poroszló
St. Peter and Paul Church in Kál
See also
References
- A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
- népesség.com, "Füzesabonyi 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)