Püspökladány () is a district in south-western part of Hajdú-Bihar County. Püspökladány 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.
Geography Püspökladány District borders with Hajdúszoboszló District to the north, Derecske District and Berettyóújfalu District to the east, Szeghalom District (Békés County) to the south, Karcag District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Püspökladány District is 12.
Municipalities The district has 2 towns, 3 large villages and 7 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 40,426 and the population density was 55/km².
Year County populationnépesség.com, "Püspökladányi járás népessége" Change 2011 40,426 n/a
Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 2,500).
Total population (2011 census): 40,426 Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, Identified themselves: 37,778 persons: Hungarians: 35,227 (93.25%) Gypsies: 2,253 (5.96%) Others and indefinable: 298 (0.79%) Approx. 3,000 persons in Püspökladány 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 – 16,521; Catholic – 2,833 (Roman Catholic – 2,689; Greek Catholic – 142); other religions – 345; Non-religious – 11,462; Atheism – 227; Undeclared – 9,038.
Gallery
See also List of cities and towns of Hungary
References
External links Postal codes of the Püspökladány District