Kazincbarcika District

Kazincbarcika (Hungarian: Kazincbarcikai járás) is a district in north-western part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Kazincbarcika is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Kazincbarcika District Kazincbarcikai járás
Districts of Hungary
Coat of arms
Kazincbarcika District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County.
Country	Hungary
County	Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
District seat	Kazincbarcika
Area
• Total	341.70 km2 (131.93 sq mi)
• Rank	12th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	66,470
• Rank	2nd in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
• Density	193/km2 (500/sq mi)

Geography

Kazincbarcika District borders with Edelény District northeast, Miskolc District to the southeast, Bélapátfalva District (Heves County) to the southwest, Ózd District to the west, Putnok District to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Kazincbarcika District is 22.

Municipalities

The district has 3 town, 2 large villages and 17 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)^[1]

• Alacska (748)
• Alsótelekes (135)
• Bánhorváti (1,335)
• Berente (1,117)
• Dédestapolcsány (1,426)
• Felsőtelekes (683)
• Izsófalva (1,739)
• Kazincbarcika (28,664) – district seat
• Kurityán (1,598)
• Mályinka (475)
• Múcsony (3,095)
• Nagybarca (1,049)
• Ormosbánya (1,670)
• Rudabánya (2,488)
• Rudolftelep (714)
• Sajógalgóc (365)
• Sajóivánka (605)
• Sajókaza (3,403)
• Sajószentpéter (11,965)
• Szuhakálló (946)
• Tardona (1,011)
• Vadna (597)

The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.

Demographics

Religion in Kazincbarcika District (2011 census)

1. Catholic Church (25.8%)
2. Greek Catholicism (5.20%)
3. Calvinism (21.4%)
4. Lutheranism (0.60%)
5. Other religions (1.70%)
6. Non-religious (19.3%)
7. Atheists (1.20%)
8. Undeclared (24.8%)

In 2011, it had a population of 66,470 and the population density was 195/km².

Year	County population[2]	Change
2011	66,470	n/a

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 4,000), German (350), Polish and Rusyn (150).

Total population (2011 census): 66,470
Ethnic groups (2011 census):^[3] Identified themselves: 63,350 persons:

• Hungarians: 58,247 (91.94%)
• Gypsies: 3,919 (6.18%)
• Others and indefinable: 1,184 (1.87%)

Approx. 3,000 persons in Kazincbarcika District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:^[4]

• Catholic – 20,582 (Roman Catholic – 17,135; Greek Catholic – 3,444);
• Reformed – 14,222;
• Evangelical – 422;
• other religions – 1,167;
• Non-religious – 12,810;
• Atheism – 790;
• Undeclared – 16,477.

Gallery

• 
  Kazincbarcika, the district seat
• 
  Aerial view of Rudabánya
• 
  Pallavicini Mansion in Kurityán
• 
  Reformed Church in Mályinka
• 
  Sajó river near Sajószentpéter
• 
  Aerial view of Bánhorváti

See also

• List of cities and towns of Hungary
• Kazincbarcika Subregion (until 2013)