Bátonyterenye () is a district in eastern part of Nógrád County. Bátonyterenye is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography Bátonyterenye District borders with Salgótarján District to the north and west, Pétervására District (Heves County) to the east, Gyöngyös District (Heves County) to the south, Pásztó District to the southwest. The number of the inhabited places in Bátonyterenye District is 8.
Municipalities The district has 1 town and 7 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
The bolded municipality is the city.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 21,789 and the population density was 101/km2.
Year County populationnépesség.com, "Bátonyterenyei járás népessége" Change 2011 21,789 n/a
Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 2,000).
Total population (2011 census): 21,789 Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, Identified themselves: 20,878 persons: Hungarians: 18,766 (89.88%) Gypsies: 1,775 (8.50%) Others and indefinable: 337 (1.61%) Approx. 1,000 persons in Bátonyterenye 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 – 10,453 (Roman Catholic – 10,400; Greek Catholic – 53); Reformed – 398; Evangelical – 189; other religions – 284; Non-religious – 4,468; Atheism – 219; Undeclared – 5,778.
Gallery
See also List of cities and towns of Hungary
References
External links Postal codes of the Bátonyterenye District