Aszód () is a district in north-eastern part of Pest County. Aszód is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography Aszód District borders with Pásztó District (Nógrád County) to the north, Hatvan District (Heves County) and Jászberény District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the east, Gödöllő District to the southwest, Vác District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Aszód District is 11.
Municipalities The district has 2 towns, 2 large villages and 7 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 37,472 and the population density was 126/km2.
Year County populationnépesség.com, "Aszódi járás népessége" Change 2011 37,472 n/a
Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,000), German (1,000), Romanian and Slovak (150).
Total population (2011 census): 37,472 Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, Identified themselves: 36,468 persons: Hungarians: 33,075 (90.70%) Gypsies: 1,850 (5.07%) Germans: 959 (2.63%) Others and indefinable: 584 (1.60%) Approx. 1,000 persons in Aszód 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 – 20,398 (Roman Catholic – 20,268; Greek Catholic – 122); Evangelical – 4,020; Reformed – 1,596; other religions – 686; Non-religious – 2,495; Atheism – 271; Undeclared – 8,006.
Gallery
See also List of cities and towns in Hungary
References
External links Postal codes of the Aszód District