Csongrád District
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Csongrád District
Csongrádi járás | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Csongrád District within Hungary and Csongrád County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Csongrád |
| District seat | Csongrád (town) |
| Area | |
• Total | 339.24 km2 (130.98 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th in Csongrád |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 22,996 |
| • Rank | 6th in Csongrád |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Csongrád (Hungarian: Csongrádi járás) is a district in north-western part of Csongrád County. Csongrád is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.
Csongrád District borders with Kunszentmárton District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the northeast, Szentes District to the east, Kistelek District to the south, Kiskunfélegyháza District and Tiszakécske District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Csongrád District is 4.
Municipalities
Demographics
- Catholic Church (58.2%)
- Greek Catholicism (0.1%)
- Calvinism (2.7%)
- Lutheranism (0.3%)
- Other religions (1.1%)
- Non-religious (13.7%)
- Atheists (0.8%)
- Undeclared (23.1%)
In 2011, it had a population of 22,996 and the population density was 68/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 22,996 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 300).
Total population (2011 census): 22,996
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 20,969 persons:
- Hungarians: 20,366 (97.12%)
- Gypsies: 305 (1.45%)
- Others and indefinable: 298 (1.42%)
Approx. 2,000 persons in Csongrád District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 13,412 (Roman Catholic – 13,380; Greek Catholic – 31);
- Reformed – 621;
- Evangelical – 63;
- other religions – 245;
- Non-religious – 3,165;
- Atheism – 179;
- Undeclared – 5,311.
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