Mosonmagyaróvár District
District in Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary
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Mosonmagyaróvár (Hungarian: Mosonmagyaróvári járás) is a district in northern part of Győr-Moson-Sopron County. Mosonmagyaróvár is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Western Transdanubia Statistical Region.
HungaryMosonmagyaróvár District
Mosonmagyaróvári járás | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Mosonmagyaróvár District within Hungary and Győr-Moson-Sopron County. | |
| Coordinates: 47.87°N 17.27°E | |
| Country | Hungary |
| County | Győr-Moson-Sopron |
| District seat | Mosonmagyaróvár |
| Area | |
• Total | 899.97 km2 (347.48 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd in Győr-Moson-Sopron |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 72,609 |
| • Rank | 3rd in Győr-Moson-Sopron |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Geography
Mosonmagyaróvár District borders with the Slovakian regions of Bratislava and Trnava to the northeast, Győr District and Csorna District to the south, Kapuvár District and Austrian state of Burgenland to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Mosonmagyaróvár District is 26.
Municipalities
The district has 3 towns, 1 large village and 22 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
- Ásványráró (1,858)
- Bezenye (1,393)
- Darnózseli (1,566)
- Dunakiliti (1,857)
- Dunaremete (241)
- Dunasziget (1,437)
- Feketeerdő (563)
- Halászi (2,973)
- Hegyeshalom (3,479)
- Hédervár (1,195)
- Jánossomorja (5,912)
- Károlyháza (648)
- Kimle (2,195)
- Kisbodak (354)
- Lébény (3,159)
- Levél (1,777)
- Lipót (675)
- Máriakálnok (1,692)
- Mecsér (589)
- Mosonmagyaróvár (32,720) – district seat
- Mosonszolnok (1,676)
- Mosonudvar (498)
- Püski (641)
- Rajka (2,563)
- Újrónafő (793)
- Várbalog (385)
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.
Demographics
- Catholic Church (54.7%)
- Greek Catholicism (0.20%)
- Calvinism (2.80%)
- Lutheranism (2.30%)
- Other religions (0.70%)
- Non-religious (11.1%)
- Atheists (1.10%)
- Undeclared (27.1%)
In 2011, it had a population of 72,609 and the population density was 81/km2.
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 72,609 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the German (approx. 3,000), Slovak (1,300), Croat (1,000), Roma (300) and Romanian (200).
Total population (2011 census): 72,609
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 67,682 persons:
- Hungarians: 61,125 (90.31%)
- Germans: 3,077 (4.55%)
- Slovaks: 1,363 (2.01%)
- Croats: 1,009 (1.49%)
- Others and indefinable: 1,108 (1.64%)
Approx. 5,000 persons in Mosonmagyaróvár District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 39,885 (Roman Catholic – 39,705; Greek Catholic – 163);
- Reformed – 2,018;
- Evangelical – 1,653;
- other religions – 511;
- Non-religious – 8,084;
- Atheism – 804;
- Undeclared – 19,654.
