Nagykálló District
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Nagykálló District
Nagykállói járás | |
|---|---|
Nagykálló District within Hungary and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. | |
| Country | |
| County | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| District seat | Nagykálló |
| Area | |
• Total | 377.36 km2 (145.70 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 30,403 |
| • Rank | 7th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Nagykálló (Hungarian: Nagykállói járás) is a district in southern part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Nagykálló is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region. This district is a part of Nyírség geographical region.
Nagykálló District borders with Baktalórántháza District to the northeast, Nyírbátor District and Nyíradony District (Hajdú-Bihar County) to the east, Debrecen District and Hajdúhadház District (Hajdú-Bihar County) to the south, Nyíregyháza District to the west and north. The number of the inhabited places in Nagykálló District is 8.
Municipalities
Demographics
- Catholic Church (25.5%)
- Greek Catholicism (25.4%)
- Calvinism (18.4%)
- Lutheranism (0.5%)
- Other religions (0.8%)
- Non-religious (5.3%)
- Atheists (0.3%)
- Undeclared (23.8%)
In 2011, it had a population of 30,403 and the population density was 81/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 30,403 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,500) and German (100).
Total population (2011 census): 30,403
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 28,131 persons:
- Hungarians: 26,504 (94.22%)
- Gypsies: 1,220 (4.34%)
- Others and indefinable: 407 (1.45%)
Approx. 2,500 persons in Nagykálló District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 15,491 (Roman Catholic – 7,763; Greek Catholic – 7,728);
- Reformed – 5,607;
- Evangelical – 148;
- other religions – 233;
- Non-religious – 1,602;
- Atheism – 96;
- Undeclared – 7,226.
Gallery
- Nagykálló, the district seat
- Traditional house from Kállósemjén
- Gencsy Mansion in Balkány
- Aerial view of Kállósemjén