Hódmezővásárhely () is a district in eastern part of Csongrád County. Hódmezővásárhely 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 Hódmezővásárhely District borders with Szentes District to the north, Orosháza District (Békés County) to the east, Makó District to the south, Szeged District and Kistelek District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Hódmezővásárhely District is 4.
Municipalities The district has 1 urban county, 1 town and 2 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
The bolded municipalities are cities.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 56,560 and the population density was 80/km2.
Year County populationnépesség.com, "Hódmezővásárhelyi járás népessége" Change 2011 56,560 n/a
Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 600) and German (250).
Total population (2011 census): 56,560 Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, Identified themselves: 50,015 persons: Hungarians: 48,444 (96.86%) Gypsies: 571 (1.41%) Others and indefinable: 1,000 (2.00%) Approx. 6,500 persons in Hódmezővásárhely 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 – 13,789 (Roman Catholic – 13,699; Greek Catholic – 88); Reformed – 8,059; Evangelical – 369; other religions – 1,277; Non-religious – 16,606; Atheism – 771; Undeclared – 15,689.
Gallery
See also List of cities and towns of Hungary
References
External links Postal codes of the Hódmezővásárhely District