Kazincbarcika District

Kazincbarcika (Hungarian: Kazincbarcikai járás) is a district in north-western part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Kazincbarcika is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Kazincbarcika District
Kazincbarcikai járás
Districts of Hungary
Official logo of Kazincbarcika District
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Kazincbarcika District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County.
Kazincbarcika District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County.
Country Hungary
CountyBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
District seatKazincbarcika
Area
 • Total341.70 km2 (131.93 sq mi)
 • Rank12th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total66,470
 • Rank2nd in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
 • Density193/km2 (500/sq mi)

Geography

Kazincbarcika District borders with Edelény District northeast, Miskolc District to the southeast, Bélapátfalva District (Heves County) to the southwest, Ózd District to the west, Putnok District to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Kazincbarcika District is 22.

Municipalities

The district has 3 town, 2 large villages and 17 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.

Demographics

Religion in Kazincbarcika District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (25.8%)
  Greek Catholicism (5.2%)
  Calvinism (21.4%)
  Lutheranism (0.6%)
  Other religions (1.7%)
  Non-religious (19.3%)
  Atheists (1.2%)
  Undeclared (24.8%)

In 2011, it had a population of 66,470 and the population density was 195/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 66,470 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 4,000), German (350), Polish and Rusyn (150).

Total population (2011 census): 66,470
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 63,350 persons:

  • Hungarians: 58,247 (91.94%)
  • Gypsies: 3,919 (6.18%)
  • Others and indefinable: 1,184 (1.87%)

Approx. 3,000 persons in Kazincbarcika District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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

See also

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

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