Encs () is a district in northern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Encs is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography Encs District borders with the Slovakian region of Košice to the north, Gönc District to the east and south, Szikszó District and Edelény District to the south and west. The number of the inhabited places in Encs District is 29.
Municipalities The district has 1 town and 28 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
The bolded municipality is the city.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 21,390 and the population density was 56/km2.
Year County populationnépesség.com, "Encsi járás népessége" Change 2011 21,390 n/a
Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 5,000).
Total population (2011 census): 21,390 Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, Identified themselves: 25,108 persons: Hungarians: 19,862 (79.11%) Gypsies: 4,973 (19.81%) Others and indefinable: 273 (1.09%) Approx. 4,000 persons in Encs 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 – 13,537 (Roman Catholic – 11,519; Greek Catholic – 2,013); Reformed – 3,371; Evangelical – 277; other religions – 172; Non-religious – 868; Atheism – 41; Undeclared – 3,124.
Gallery
See also List of cities and towns of Hungary
References
External links Postal codes of the Encs District