Salgótarján () is a district in north-eastern part of Nógrád County. Salgótarján is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography Salgótarján District borders with the Slovakian region of Banská Bystrica to the north, Ózd District (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County) and Bátonyterenye District to the southeast, Pásztó District to the south, Szécsény District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Salgótarján District is 29.
Municipalities The district has 1 urban county and 28 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve
The bolded municipality is the city.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 64,601 and the population density was 123/km2.
Year County populationnépesség.com, "Salgótarjáni járás népessége" Change 2011 64,601 n/a
Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 5,500), Slovak (400) and German (200).
Total population (2011 census): 64,601 Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, Identified themselves: 62,958 persons: Hungarians: 56,484 (89.72%) Gypsies: 5,383 (8.55%) Others and indefinable: 1,091 (1.73%) Approx. 1,500 persons in Salgótarján 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 – 30,966 (Roman Catholic – 30,846; Greek Catholic – 118); Evangelical – 1,182; Reformed – 1,136; other religions – 1,468; Non-religious – 12,682; Atheism – 750; Undeclared – 16,417.
Gallery
See also List of cities and towns of Hungary
References
External links Postal codes of the Salgótarján District