Rétság (; ) is a district in western part of Nógrád County. Rétság is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography Rétság District borders with Balassagyarmat District to the northeast, Vác District (Pest County) to the south, Szob District (Pest County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Rétság District is 25.
Municipalities The district has 1 town and 24 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 24,395 and the population density was 56/km2.
Year County populationnépesség.com, "Rétsági járás népessége" Change 2011 24,395 n/a
Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Slovak (approx. 1,300), German and Roma (850).
Total population (2011 census): 24,395 Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, Identified themselves: 24,864 persons: Hungarians: 21,569 (86.75%) Slovaks: 1,337 (5.38%) Germans: 841 (3.38%) Gypsies: 839 (3.37%) Others and indefinable: 278 (1.12%) Approx. 500 persons in Rétság 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,
Catholic – 13,646 (Roman Catholic – 13,567; Greek Catholic – 77); Evangelical – 1,749; Reformed – 1,339; other religions – 351; Non-religious – 1,743; Atheism – 168; Undeclared – 5,399.
Gallery
See also List of cities and towns of Hungary
References
External links Postal codes of the Rétság District