Csongrád () is a district in north-western part of Csongrád County. Csongrád is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.
Geography Csongrád District borders with Kunszentmárton District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the northeast, Szentes District to the east, Kistelek District to the south, Kiskunfélegyháza District and Tiszakécske District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Csongrád District is 4.
Municipalities The district has 1 town and 3 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
The bolded municipality is the city.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 22,996 and the population density was 68/km².
Year County populationnépesség.com, "Csongrádi járás népessége" Change 2011 22,996 n/a
Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 300).
Total population (2011 census): 22,996 Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, Identified themselves: 20,969 persons: Hungarians: 20,366 (97.12%) Gypsies: 305 (1.45%) Others and indefinable: 298 (1.42%) Approx. 2,000 persons in Csongrád District did not declare their 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,
Catholic – 13,412 (Roman Catholic – 13,380; Greek Catholic – 31); Reformed – 621; Evangelical – 63; other religions – 245; Non-religious – 3,165; Atheism – 179; Undeclared – 5,311.
Gallery
See also List of cities and towns of Hungary
References
External links Postal codes of the Csongrád District