Szerencs () is a district in central-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Szerencs is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography Szerencs District borders with Szikszó District and Gönc District to the north, Tokaj District to the east, Tiszavasvári District (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) and Tiszaújváros District to the south, Miskolc District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szerencs District is 16.
Municipalities The district has 1 town, 2 large villages and 13 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
The bolded municipality is city, italics municipalities are large villages.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 38,106 and the population density was 88/km2.
Year County populationnépesség.com, "Szerencsi járás népessége" Change 2011 38,106 n/a
Ethnicity Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 4,000) and German (850).
Total population (2011 census): 38,106 Ethnic groups (2011 census):4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, Identified themselves: 38,709 persons: Hungarians: 33,893 (87.56%) Gypsies: 3,777 (9.76%) Germans: 827 (2.14%) Others and indefinable: 212 (0.55%) Approx. 500 persons in Szerencs 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 – 18,124 (Roman Catholic – 16,714; Greek Catholic – 1,410); Reformed – 9,433; Evangelical – 51; other religions – 403; Non-religious – 2,083; Atheism – 121; Undeclared – 7,891.
Gallery
See also List of cities and towns of Hungary Szerencs Subregion (until 2013)
References
External links Postal codes of the Szerencs District