Makó () is a district in south-eastern part of Csongrád County. Makó is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.
Geography Makó District borders with Hódmezővásárhely District and Orosháza District (Békés County) to the north, the Romanian counties of Arad to the east and Timiș to the south, Szeged District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Makó District is 15.
Municipalities The district has 2 towns, 1 large village and 12 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 45,138 and the population density was 66/km2.
Year County populationnépesség.com, "Makói járás népessége" Change 2011 45,138 n/a
Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,200), Romanian (650), Slovak (200), German (150) and Serb (100).
Total population (2011 census): 45,138 Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, Identified themselves: 43,043 persons: Hungarians: 40,574 (94.26%) Gypsies: 1,101 (2.56%) Romanians: 662 (1.54%) Others and indefinable: 706 (1.64%) Approx. 2,000 persons in Makó 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 – 17,365 (Roman Catholic – 16,535; Greek Catholic – 827); Reformed – 5,187; Evangelical – 411; Orthodox – 292; other religions – 675; Non-religious – 11,672; Atheism – 464; Undeclared – 9,072.
Gallery
See also List of cities and towns of Hungary
References
External links Postal codes of the Makó District