Miskolc District

Miskolc (

Miskolc District borders with Kazincbarcika District, Edelény District and Szikszó District to the north, Szerencs District and Tiszaújváros District to the east, Mezőcsát District to the south, Mezőkövesd District to the southwest, Eger District and Bélapátfalva District (Heves County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Miskolc District is 39.

Municipalities

The district has 1

The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 250,530 and the population density was 258/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 12,500), German (1,200), Slovak (1,000), Rusyn and Romanian (300), Polish, Russian and Bulgarian (200), Greek and Ukrainian (150) and Arab (100).

Total population (2011 census): 250,530
Ethnic groups (2011 census):^[3] Identified themselves: 232,864 persons:

• Hungarians: 215,090 (92.37%)
• Gypsies: 12,061 (5.18%)
• Others and indefinable: 5,713 (2.45%)

Approx. 18,000 persons in Miskolc District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

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

• Catholic – 90,927 (
  Roman Catholic – 80,143; Greek Catholic
  – 10,765);
• Reformed – 44,505;
• Evangelical – 1,925;
• other religions – 4,215;
• Non-religious – 35,919;
• Atheism – 3,197;
• Undeclared – 69,842.

Gallery

• 
  Miskolc, the district seat
• 
  Aerial view of Lillafüred
• 
  View of Nyékládháza
• 
  Diósgyőr Castle
• 
  Szinva Terrace
• 
  Town Hall in Miskolc
• 
  Ónod Castle
• 
  Meat-jelly Festival

See also

• List of cities and towns of Hungary
• Miskolc Subregion (until 2013)

References

External links

• Postal codes of the Miskolc District