Cigánd () is a district in north-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. The district seat is in a town that is called Cigánd as well. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography Cigánd District borders with the Slovakian region of Košice to the north, Záhony District (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) to the east, Kisvárda District and Ibrány District (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) to the south, Sárospatak District and Sátoraljaújhely District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Cigánd District is 15.
Municipalities The district has 1 town, 1 large village and 13 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)
The bolded municipality is city, italics municipality is large village.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 16,042 and the population density was 41/km².
Year County populationnépesség.com, "Cigándi járás népessége" Change 2011 16,042 n/a
Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 3,000).
Total population (2011 census): 16,042 Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, Identified themselves: 17,333 persons: Hungarians: 14,606 (84.27%) Gypsies: 2,646 (15.27%) Others and indefinable: 81 (0.47%) Approx. 1,500 persons in Cigánd 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,
Reformed – 7,958; Catholic – 3,770 (Roman Catholic – 2,510; Greek Catholic – 1,260); other religions – 438; Non-religious – 1,419; Atheism – 21; Undeclared – 2,436.
Gallery
See also List of cities and towns of Hungary
References
External links Postal codes of the Cigánd District