Szentendre District
Szentendrei járás | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Szentendre District within Hungary and Pest County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Pest |
| District seat | Szentendre |
| Area | |
| • Total | 326.58 km2 (126.09 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 10th in Pest |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 77,802 |
| • Rank | 7th in Pest |
| • Density | 238/km2 (620/sq mi) |
Szentendre (Hungarian: Szentendrei járás) is a district in north-western part of Pest County. Szentendre is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography[edit]
Szentendre District borders with Szob District to the north, Vác District and Dunakeszi District to the east, Budapest to the south, Pilisvörösvár District to the southwest, Esztergom District (Komárom-Esztergom County) to the west. The district includes the whole of Szentendre Island in the Danube. The number of the inhabited places in Szentendre District is 13.
Municipalities[edit]
The district has 4 towns, 1 large village and 8 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]
- Budakalász (10,450)
- Csobánka (3,178)
- Dunabogdány (3,113)
- Kisoroszi (946)
- Leányfalu (3,483)
- Pilisszentkereszt (2,193)
- Pilisszentlászló (1,193)
- Pócsmegyer (1,919)
- Pomáz (16,445)
- Szentendre (25,274) – district seat
- Szigetmonostor (2,235)
- Tahitótfalu (5,496)
- Visegrád (1,795)
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.
Demographics[edit]
Religion in Szentendre District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 77,802 and the population density was 238/km2.
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 77,802 | n/a |
Ethnicity[edit]
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the German (approx. 2,500), Slovak (1,100), Roma (1,000), Serb (450), Romanian (300), Russian and Polish (150), Croat (100).
Total population (2011 census): 77,802
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 75,440 persons:
- Hungarians: 68,057 (90.21%)
- Germans: 2,585 (3.43%)
- Slovaks: 1,093 (1.45%)
- Gypsies: 1,030 (1.36%)
- Others and indefinable: 2,675 (3.55%)
Approx. 2,500 persons in Szentendre District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion[edit]
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 29,034 (Roman Catholic – 28,351; Greek Catholic – 665);
- Reformed – 9,305;
- Evangelical – 959;
- Orthodox – 354;
- Judaism – 128;
- other religions – 1,744;
- Non-religious – 12,811;
- Atheism – 1,607;
- Undeclared – 21,860.
Gallery[edit]
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Downtown of Szentendre -
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Teleki–Wattay Mansion in Pomáz -
Panorama of Csobánka
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
- ^ népesség.com, "Szentendrei járás népessége"
- ^ 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [1]
- ^ 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [2]
External links[edit]
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| Large village (1) | ||
| Villages (8) | ||
47°40′00″N 19°05′00″E / 47.6667°N 19.0833°E