Miskolc () is a district in central-western part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Miskolc is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography Miskolc District borders with Kazincbarcika District, Edelény District and Szikszó District to the north, Szerencs District and Tiszaújváros District to the east, Mezőcsát District to the south, Mezőkövesd District to the southwest, Eger District and Bélapátfalva District (Heves County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Miskolc District is 39.
Municipalities The district has 1 urban county, 6 towns, 1 large village and 31 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 250,530 and the population density was 258/km².
Year County populationnépesség.com, "Miskolci járás népessége" Change 2011 250,530 n/a
Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 12,500), German (1,200), Slovak (1,000), Rusyn and Romanian (300), Polish, Russian and Bulgarian (200), Greek and Ukrainian (150) and Arab (100).
Total population (2011 census): 250,530 Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, Identified themselves: 232,864 persons: Hungarians: 215,090 (92.37%) Gypsies: 12,061 (5.18%) Others and indefinable: 5,713 (2.45%) Approx. 18,000 persons in Miskolc District did not declare their 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 – 90,927 (Roman Catholic – 80,143; Greek Catholic – 10,765); Reformed – 44,505; Evangelical – 1,925; other religions – 4,215; Non-religious – 35,919; Atheism – 3,197; Undeclared – 69,842.
Gallery
See also List of cities and towns of Hungary Miskolc Subregion (until 2013)
References
External links Postal codes of the Miskolc District