Kiskunhalas District

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

Kiskunhalas District

Kiskunhalasi járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Kiskunhalas District within Hungary and Bács-Kiskun County.
Country Hungary
CountyBács-Kiskun
District seatKiskunhalas
Area
 • Total826.35 km2 (319.06 sq mi)
Area rank5th in Bács-Kiskun
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total43,849
 • Rank5th in Bács-Kiskun
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)

Geography

Kiskunhalas District borders with Kiskunmajsa District to the northeast, Mórahalom District (Csongrád County) to the east, the Serbian district of North Bačka and Bácsalmás District to the south, Jánoshalma District to the west, Kiskőrös District to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Kiskunhalas District is 9.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns and 7 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

Religion in Kiskunhalas District (2011 census)

  Catholic Church (43.1%)
  Greek Catholicism (0.1%)
  Calvinism (8.1%)
  Lutheranism (0.9%)
  Other religions (1.9%)
  Non-religious (18.3%)
  Atheists (1.0%)
  Undeclared (26.6%)

In 2011, it had a population of 43,849 and the population density was 53/km².

Year County population[2] Change
2011 43,849 n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,800), German (500), Serb and Croat (100).

Total population (2011 census): 43,849
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 41,062 persons:

Approx. 3,000 persons in Kiskunhalas 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 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
  2. népesség.com, "Kiskunhalasi 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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