Mórahalom District
Districts of Hungary in Csongrád From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mórahalom (Hungarian: Mórahalmi járás) is a district in south-western part of Csongrád County. Mórahalom is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.
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Mórahalom District
Mórahalmi járás | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Mórahalom District within Hungary and Csongrád County. | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Csongrád |
| District seat | Mórahalom |
| Area | |
| • Total | 561.71 km2 (216.88 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th in Csongrád |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 28,986 |
| • Rank | 5th in Csongrád |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Mórahalom District borders with Kiskunmajsa District (Bács-Kiskun County) and Kistelek District to the north, Szeged District to the east, the Serbian district of North Bačka to the south, Kiskunhalas District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Mórahalom District is 10.
The district has 1 town and 9 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
- Ásotthalom (3,986)
- Bordány (3,262)
- Forráskút (2,366)
- Mórahalom (6,067) – district seat
- Öttömös (698)
- Pusztamérges (1,227)
- Ruzsa (2,522)
- Üllés (3,142)
- Zákányszék (2,743)
- Zsombó (3,552)
The bolded municipality is the city.
Religion in Mórahalom District (2011 census)
Other religions (1.5%)
Undeclared (20.0%)
In 2011, it had a population of 28,986 and the population density was 52/km2.
| Year | County population[2] | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 28,986 | n/a |
Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Romanian (approx. 200), German (150) and Serb (100).
Total population (2011 census): 28,986
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 26,831 persons:
- Hungarians: 26,127 (97.38%)
- Others and indefinable: 704 (2.62%)
Approx. 2,000 persons in Mórahalom District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
- Catholic – 18,988 (Roman Catholic – 18,942; Greek Catholic – 44);
- Reformed – 666;
- Evangelical – 75;
- Orthodox – 42;
- other religions – 425;
- Non-religious – 2,762;
- Atheism – 228;
- Undeclared – 5,800.
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