Hajdúszoboszló District

Hajdúszoboszló (Hungarian: Hajdúszoboszlói járás) is a district in western part of Hajdú-Bihar County. Hajdúszoboszló is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region. This district is a part of Hajdúság historical and geographical region.

Hajdúszoboszló District Hajdúszoboszlói járás
Districts of Hungary
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Hajdúszoboszló District within Hungary and Hajdú-Bihar County.
Country	Hungary
County	Hajdú-Bihar
District seat	Hajdúszoboszló
Area
• Total	732.65 km2 (282.88 sq mi)
• Rank	3rd in Hajdú-Bihar
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	43,061
• Rank	3rd in Hajdú-Bihar
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)

Geography

Hajdúszoboszló District borders with Balmazújváros District to the north, Debrecen District and Derecske District to the east, Püspökladány District to the south, Karcag District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the west. The number of inhabited places in Hajdúszoboszló District is 5.

Municipalities

The district has 2 towns and 3 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)

• Ebes (4,390)
• Hajdúszoboszló (23,309) – district seat
• Hajdúszovát (3,038)
• Nagyhegyes (2,750)
• Nádudvar (8,768)

The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics

Religion in Hajdúszoboszló District (2011 census)

1. Calvinism (26.2%)
2. Lutheranism (0.10%)
3. Catholic Church (6.10%)
4. Greek Catholicism (1.20%)
5. Other religions (1.00%)
6. Non-religious (40.0%)
7. Atheists (0.90%)
8. Undeclared (24.5%)

In 2011, it had a population of 43,061 and the population density was 55/km².

Year	County population	Change
2011	43,061	n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 650) and German (300) and Romanian (100).

Total population (2011 census): 43,061
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 38,155 persons:

• Hungarians: 36,770 (96.37%)
• Gypsies: 618 (1.62%)
• Others and indefinable: 767 (2.01%)

Approx. 5,000 persons in Hajdúszoboszló District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

• Reformed – 11,291;
• Catholic – 3,124 (Roman Catholic – 2,607; Greek Catholic – 517);
• Evangelical – 51;
• other religions – 439;
• Non-religious – 17,235;
• Atheism – 388;
• Undeclared – 10,533.

Gallery

• 
  Hajdúszoboszló, Town Hall
• 
  Spa in Hajdúszoboszló
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  Keleti Canal near Nagyhegyes
• 
  Reformed Church in Nádudvar

See also

• List of cities and towns of Hungary

External links

• Postal codes of the Hajdúszoboszló District