Dabas District
Districts of Hungary in Pest
Dabas District Dabasi járás | |
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 Dabas District within Hungary and Pest County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Pest |
| District seat | Dabas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 614.23 km2 (237.16 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd in Pest |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 48,289 |
| • Rank | 12th in Pest |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Dabas (Hungarian: Dabasi járás) is a district in southern part of Pest County. Dabas is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Hungary Statistical Region.
Geography
Dabas District borders with Gyál District and Monor District to the north, Cegléd District to the east, Kecskemét District and Kunszentmiklós District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the south, Ráckeve District and Szigetszentmiklós District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Dabas District is 11.
Municipalities
The district has 3 towns, 2 large villages and 6 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]
- Bugyi (5,160)
- Dabas (16,506) – district seat
- Hernád (4,111)
- Inárcs (4,407)
- Kakucs (2,747)
- Örkény (4,836)
- Pusztavacs (1,367)
- Táborfalva (3,363)
- Tatárszentgyörgy (1,870)
- Újhartyán (2,707)
- Újlengyel (1,672)
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.
Demographics
Religion in Dabas District (2011 census)
Catholic Church (48.8%)
Greek Catholicism (0.4%)
Calvinism (9.5%)
Lutheranism (2.0%)
Other religions (1.5%)
Non-religious (12.8%)
Atheists (0.9%)
Undeclared (24.1%)
In 2011, it had a population of 48,289 and the population density was 79/km².
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
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| 2011 | 48,289 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 2,100), German (1,400), Slovak (1,200) and Romanian (300).
Total population (2011 census): 48,289
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 47,774 persons:
- Hungarians: 42,305 (88.55%)
- Gypsies: 2,103 (4.40%)
- Germans: 1,391 (2.91%)
- Slovaks: 1,219 (2.55%)
- Others and indefinable: 756 (1.58%)
Approx. 500 persons in Dabas District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 23,774 (Roman Catholic – 23,568; Greek Catholic – 203);
- Reformed – 4,579;
- Evangelical – 948;
- other religions – 715;
- Non-religious – 6,181;
- Atheism – 426;
- Undeclared – 11,668.
Gallery
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Mansion of Móric Halász in Dabas -
Aerial view of Újhartyán -
Pálóczy-Horváth Mansion in Örkény -
View of Kakucs
See also
References
External links
- Postal codes of the Dabas District
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47°11′00″N 19°19′00″E / 47.1833°N 19.3167°E / 47.1833; 19.3167
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