Sátoraljaújhely District

Sátoraljaújhely District Sátoraljaújhelyi járás
Districts of Hungary
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Sátoraljaújhely District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County.
Country	Hungary
County	Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
District seat	Sátoraljaújhely
Area
• Total	321.38 km^2 (124.09 sq mi)
• Rank	13th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	23,058
• Rank	9th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
• Density	72/km^2 (190/sq mi)

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

Geography

Sátoraljaújhely District borders with the Slovakian region of Košice to the northeast, Cigánd District and Sárospatak District to the south, Gönc District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Sátoraljaújhely District is 21.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns and 19 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

• Alsóberecki (722)
• Alsóregmec (196)
• Bózsva (183)
• Felsőberecki (273)
• Felsőregmec (322)
• Filkeháza (97)
• Füzér (467)
• Füzérkajata (110)
• Füzérkomlós (331)
• Füzérradvány (318)
• Hollóháza (826)
• Kishuta (272)
• Kovácsvágás (649)
• Mikóháza (576)
• Nagyhuta (89)
• Nyíri (412)
• Pálháza (1,000)
• Pusztafalu (192)
• Sátoraljaújhely (15,355) – district seat
• Vágáshuta (83)
• Vilyvitány (230)

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

Religion in Sátoraljaújhely District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (36.3%)

  Greek Catholicism (12.0%)

  Calvinism (21.2%)

  Lutheranism (0.2%)

  Other religions (1.6%)

  Non-religious (8.7%)

  Atheists (0.4%)

  Undeclared (19.6%)

In 2011, it had a population of 23,058 and the population density was 72/km².

Year	County population[2]	Change
2011	23,058	n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,000), Slovak (800), German (200) and Rusyn (150).

Total population (2011 census): 23,058
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 24,811 persons:

• Hungarians: 20,723 (83.52%)
• Gypsies: 2,780 (11.20%)
• Slovaks: 784 (3.16%)
• Others and indefinable: 524 (2.11%)

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

Religion

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

• Catholic – 11,135 (Roman Catholic – 8,372; Greek Catholic – 2,762);
• Reformed – 4,885;
• Evangelical – 45;
• other religions – 372;
• Non-religious – 2,001;
• Atheism – 106;
• Undeclared – 4,514.

Gallery

• 
  Sátoraljaújhely, the district seat
• 
  Aerial view of Hollóháza
• 
  Károlyi Mansion in Füzérradvány
• 
  Füzér Castle

See also

• List of cities and towns of Hungary

References

1. A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
2. népesség.com, "Sátoraljaújhelyi 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]

External links

• Postal codes of the Sátoraljaújhely District

48.4500°N 21.5167°E / 48.4500; 21.5167