Heves () is a district in south-eastern part of Heves County. Heves is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography Heves District borders with Füzesabony District to the northeast, Kunhegyes District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the southeast, Jászapáti District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the southwest, Gyöngyös District to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Heves District is 17.
Municipalities The district has 2 towns and 15 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 35,036 and the population density was 50/km2.
Year County populationnépesség.com, "Hevesi járás népessége" Change 2011 35,036 n/a
Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 5,500).
Total population (2011 census): 35,036 Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, Identified themselves: 35,799 persons: Hungarians: 30,343 (84.76%) Gypsies: 5,182 (14.48%) Others and indefinable: 274 (0.77%) Approx. 1,000 persons in Heves 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 – 19,112 (Roman Catholic – 19,045; Greek Catholic – 64); Reformed – 1,932; Evangelical – 66; other religions – 454; Non-religious – 5,095; Atheism – 158; Undeclared – 8,219.
Gallery
See also List of cities and towns of Hungary
References
External links Postal codes of the Heves District