Csenger () is a district in eastern part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Csenger 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 Szatmár historical and geographical region.
Geography Csenger District borders with Fehérgyarmat District to the north, the Romanian county of Satu Mare to the east and south, and with Mátészalka District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Csenger District is 11.
Municipalities The district has 1 town, 2 large villages and 8 villages (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013):A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
The bolded municipality is a city, municipalities in italics are large villages.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 13,485 and the population density was 55/km2.
Year County populationnépesség.com, "Csengeri járás népessége" Change 2011 13,485 n/a
Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,500) and Romanians (200).
Total population (2011 census): 13,485 Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, Identified themselves: 14,221 persons: Hungarians: 12,262 (86.22%) Gypsies: 1,704 (11.98%) Romanians: 178 (1.25%) Others and indefinable: 77 (0.54%) Approx. 1,000 persons in Csenger District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011,
Reformed – 8,244; Catholic – 2,872 (Greek Catholic – 1,783; Roman Catholic – 1,089); Orthodox – 55; other religions – 181; Non-religious – 434; Atheism – 11; Undeclared – 1,688.
Gallery
See also List of cities and towns of Hungary
References
External links Postal codes of the Csenger District