Kunhegyes () is a district in north-eastern part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. Kunhegyes 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 Kunhegyes District borders with Heves District (Heves County) to the northwest, Tiszafüred District to the northeast, Karcag District to the east and south, Törökszentmiklós District to the south, Szolnok District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Kunhegyes District is 7.
Municipalities The district has 2 towns and 5 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 20,045 and the population density was 43/km².
Year County populationnépesség.com, "Kunhegyesi járás népessége" Change 2011 20,045 n/a
Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 4,000).
Total population (2011 census): 20,045 Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, Identified themselves: 21,823 persons: Hungarians: 18,049 (82.71%) Gypsies: 3,595 (16.47%) Others and indefinable: 179 (0.82%) Approx. 2,000 persons in Kunhegyes District did declare more than one 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,
Catholic – 4,742 (Roman Catholic – 4,712; Greek Catholic – 30); Reformed – 4,010; Evangelical – 19; other religions – 189; Non-religious – 7,496; Atheism – 106; Undeclared – 3,483.
Transport
Road network Main road (N→S): Tiszafüred... – Kunhegyes District (1 municipality: Kunhegyes) – ...Fegyvernek
Railway network Line 102 (N→S): Kál-Kápolna (80, 84)... –Kunhegyes District (2 municipalities: Abádszalók, Kunhegyes) – ...Kisújszállás (100)
Gallery
See also List of cities and towns of Hungary
References
External links Kunhegyes District - HunMix.hu Postal codes of the Kunhegyes District