Kőszeg () is a district in north-western part of Vas County. Kőszeg is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Western Transdanubia Statistical Region.
Geography Kőszeg District borders with Sopron District (Győr-Moson-Sopron County) to the northeast, Sárvár District to the east, Szombathely District to the south, the Austrian state of Burgenland to the west and north. The number of the inhabited places in Kőszeg District is 21.
Municipalities The district has 3 towns and 18 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)
The bolded municipalities are cities.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 25,090 and the population density was 88/km2.
Year County populationnépesség.com, "Kőszegi járás népessége" Change 2011 25,090 n/a
Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Croat and German (approx. 1,100) and Roma (200).
Total population (2011 census): 25,090 Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, Identified themselves: 23,694 persons: Hungarians: 21,052 (88.85%) Croats: 1,108 (4.68%) Germans: 1,062 (4.48%) Others and indefinable: 472 (1.99%) Approx. 1,500 persons in Kőszeg 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 – 14,300 (Roman Catholic – 14,275; Greek Catholic – 23); Evangelical – 1,722; Reformed – 424; other religions – 214; Non-religious – 1,365; Atheism – 175; Undeclared – 6,890.
See also List of cities and towns in Hungary
References
External links Postal codes of the Kőszeg District