Mezőtúr () is a district in south-eastern part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. Mezőtúr 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 Nagykunság historical and geographical region.
Geography Mezőtúr District borders with Törökszentmiklós District and Karcag District to the north, Gyomaendrőd District (Békés County) to the east, Szarvas District (Békés County) and Kunszentmárton District to the south, Szolnok District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Mezőtúr District is 5.
Municipalities The district has 2 towns and 3 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
The bolded municipalities are cities.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 28,191 and the population density was 39/km².
Year County populationnépesség.com, "Mezőtúri járás népessége" Change 2011 28,191 n/a
Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 1,000).
Total population (2011 census): 28,191 Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, Identified themselves: 24,515 persons: Hungarians: 23,576 (96.17%) Gypsies: 618 (2.52%) Others and indefinable: 321 (1.31%) Approx. 3,500 persons in Mezőtúr District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011,
Reformed – 5,688; Catholic – 2,609 (Roman Catholic – 2,575; Greek Catholic – 34); Evangelical – 103; other religions – 185; Non-religious – 12,292; Atheism – 316; Undeclared – 6,998.
Transport
Road network Main road (NW→SE): Törökszentmiklós... – Mezőtúr District (2 municipalities: Kétpó, Mezőtúr) – ...Mezőberény
Railway network Line 120 (NW→SE): Budapest... – Mezőtúr District (2 municipalities: Kétpó, Törökszentmiklós) – ...Lőkösháza Line 125 (N→E): Mezőtúr District (1 municipality: Mezőtúr) – ...Battonya
Gallery
See also List of cities and towns of Hungary
References
External links Mezőtúr District - HunMix.hu Postal codes of the Mezőtúr District