Dabas District

Dabas (Hungarian: Dabasi járás) is a district in southern part of Pest County. Dabas is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Hungary Statistical Region.

Dabas District

Dabasi járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Dabas District within Hungary and Pest County.
Country Hungary
CountyPest
District seatDabas
Area
 • Total614.23 km2 (237.16 sq mi)
Area rank3rd in Pest
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total48,289
 • Rank12th in Pest
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)

Geography

Dabas District borders with Gyál District and Monor District to the north, Cegléd District to the east, Kecskemét District and Kunszentmiklós District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the south, Ráckeve District and Szigetszentmiklós District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Dabas District is 11.

Municipalities

The district has 3 towns, 2 large villages and 6 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.

Demographics

Religion in Dabas District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (48.8%)
  Greek Catholicism (0.4%)
  Calvinism (9.5%)
  Lutheranism (2.0%)
  Other religions (1.5%)
  Non-religious (12.8%)
  Atheists (0.9%)
  Undeclared (24.1%)

In 2011, it had a population of 48,289 and the population density was 79/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 48,289 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,100), German (1,400), Slovak (1,200) and Romanian (300).

Total population (2011 census): 48,289
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 47,774 persons:

Approx. 500 persons in Dabas District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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

See also

References
  1. A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Dabasi járás népessége"
  3. 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian)
  4. 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian)



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