Edelény () is a district in northern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Edelény is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography Edelény District borders with the Slovakian region of Košice to the north, Encs District and Szikszó District to the east, Miskolc District to the south, Kazincbarcika District and Putnok District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Edelény District is 45.
Municipalities The district has 2 towns and 43 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 33,314 and the population density was 46/km².
Year County populationnépesség.com, "Edelényi járás népessége" Change 2011 33,314 n/a
Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 6,000), Polish and Rusyn (150) and German (130).
Total population (2011 census): 33,314 Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, Identified themselves: 36,295 persons: Hungarians: 29,602 (81.56%) Gypsies: 6,052 (16.67%) Others and indefinable: 641 (1.77%) Approx. 3,000 persons in Edelény 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 – 17,695 (Roman Catholic – 15,213; Greek Catholic – 2,480); Reformed – 6,666; other religions – 308; Non-religious – 2,251; Atheism – 120; Undeclared – 6,274.
Gallery
See also List of cities and towns of Hungary Edelény Subregion (until 2013)
References
External links Postal codes of the Edelény District