Nyíregyháza () is a district in western part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Nyíregyháza 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 Nyírség geographical region.
Geography Nyíregyháza District borders with Sárospatak District (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County), Ibrány District and Kemecse District to the north, Baktalórántháza District and Nagykálló District to the east, Hajdúhadház District (Hajdú-Bihar County) to the south, Hajdúböszörmény District (Hajdú-Bihar County) and Tiszavasvári District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Nyíregyháza District is 15.
Municipalities The district has 1 urban county, 3 towns and 11 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
The bolded municipalities are cities.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 168,118 and the population density was 208/km2.
Year County populationnépesség.com, "Nyíregyházi járás népessége" Change 2011 168,118 n/a
Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 4,000), German (1,000), Ukrainian (500), Romanian and Russian (400), Slovak (250), Rusyn and Chinese (150) and Polish (100).
Total population (2011 census): 168,118 Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, Identified themselves: 154,055 persons: Hungarians: 145,836 (94.66%) Gypsies: 4,041 (2.62%) Others and indefinable: 4,178 (2.71%) Approx. 14,000 persons in Nyíregyháza 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,
Catholic – 61,853 (Roman Catholic – 40,165; Greek Catholic – 21,678); Reformed – 27,914; Evangelical – 10,039; other religions – 3,076; Non-religious – 19,125; Atheism – 1,450; Undeclared – 44,661.
Gallery
See also List of cities and towns of Hungary
References
External links Postal codes of the Nyíregyháza District