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Jánoshalma District

Coordinates: 46°17′00″N 19°18′00″E / 46.2833°N 19.3000°E / 46.2833; 19.3000
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Jánoshalma District
Jánoshalmai járás
Official logo of Jánoshalma District
Jánoshalma District within Hungary and Bács-Kiskun County.
Jánoshalma District within Hungary and Bács-Kiskun County.
Country Hungary
CountyBács-Kiskun
District seatJánoshalma
Area
 • Total439.03 km2 (169.51 sq mi)
 • Rank10th in Bács-Kiskun
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total17,341
 • Rank11th in Bács-Kiskun
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)

Jánoshalma (Hungarian: Jánoshalmai járás) is a district in southern part of Bács-Kiskun County. Jánoshalma is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.

Geography

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Jánoshalma District borders with Kiskőrös District to the north, Kiskunhalas District to the north and east, Bácsalmás District to the south, Baja District to the west, Kalocsa District to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Jánoshalma District is 5.

Municipalities

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The district has 2 towns and 3 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

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Religion in Jánoshalma District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (65.6%)
  Calvinism (1.6%)
  Lutheranism (0.2%)
  Other religions (1.4%)
  Non-religious (8.2%)
  Atheists (0.5%)
  Undeclared (22.5%)

In 2011, it had a population of 17,341 and the population density was 39/km2.

Year County population[2] Change
2011 17,341 n/a

Ethnicity

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Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 800) and German (150).

Total population (2011 census): 17,341
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 16,200 persons:

Approx. 1,000 persons in Jánoshalma District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. ^ népesség.com, "Jánoshalmai járás népessége"
  3. ^ 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [1]
  4. ^ 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [2]
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46°17′00″N 19°18′00″E / 46.2833°N 19.3000°E / 46.2833; 19.3000