Csongrád-Csanád County

Csongrád-Csanád (Csongrád-Csanád vármegye ) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in southern Hungary, straddling the river Tisza, on the border with Serbia and Romania. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Bács-Kiskun County, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County and Békés. The administrative centre of Csongrád-Csanád county is Szeged. The county is also part of the Danube–Criș–Mureș–Tisa Euroregion.

History
On October 3, 2017, the Hungarian Parliament passed a resolution to rename Csongrád County to Csongrád-Csanád County, which took effect on June 4, 2020. The resolution was submitted by János Lázár, then-Minister of the Prime Minister's Office, who called the renaming symbolic as more than a dozen settlements in the area still share Csanád County's identity.

Geography
This county has a total area of 4263 sqkm – 4,58% of Hungary.

The area of Csongrád-Csanád County is flat. It has a high number of sunshine hours and excellent soil, which makes it the most important agricultural area of Hungary. Its most famous products are paprika from Szeged and onions from Makó, but grain, vegetables, and fruits are also significant. Half of the onions, paprika, and vegetables produced in Hungary are from Csongrád-Csanád. The county is also rich in oil and natural gas.

The highest point is Ásotthalom (125 m), the lowest is Gyálarét (78 m; lowest point of Hungary).

Neighbours

 * Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County in the North.
 * Békés County in the East.
 * 🇷🇴 and 🇷🇸 in the South – Timiș County, Arad County, North Banat District and North Bačka District
 * Bács-Kiskun County in the West.

Demographics
After the end of the Ottoman occupation in 1715, the county was nearly uninhabited, with a population density of less than 5/km2. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the county was repopulated by ethnic Hungarians from the relatively overpopulated northern and western counties of the Kingdom of Hungary. According to the 2001 census, the county is home for 423,826 people (216,936 people live in urban counties) with a population density is 100/km2. It has a Hungarian majority.

In 2015, it had a population of 406,205 and the population density was 95/km².

Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 5,000), Romanian (1,500), German (1,300) and Serb (1,300).

Total population (2011 census): 417,456

Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 367,193 persons:
 * Hungarians: 355,554 (96.83%)
 * Gypsies: 4,720 (1.29%)
 * Others and indefinable: 6,919 (1.88%)

Approximately 59,000 persons in Csongrád-Csanád County did not declare their ethnic group on the 2011 census.

Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to the 2011 census:


 * Catholic – 165,955 (Roman Catholic – 164,060; Greek Catholic – 1,855);
 * Reformed – 29,289;
 * Evangelical – 3,488;
 * Orthodox – 923;
 * Judaism – 263;
 * Other religions – 7,278;
 * Non-religious – 90,836;
 * Atheism – 6,585;
 * Undeclared – 112,839.

Road network


In 2012, Csongrád-Csanád County had a dense network of public roads, in total length of 1,350 km, of which 281 km were main roads. Inland, connections were provided by 1,049 km of county and communal roads and 20 km were covered with light road surfaces.


 * Highway network
 * M5 (Hu) Otszogletu kek tabla.svg E75-HUN.svg runs from Budapest to Röszke (Serbian border). ~ 47 km
 * M9 (Hu) Otszogletu kek tabla.svg runs from Szombathely to Szeged. (planned)
 * M43 (Hu) Otszogletu kek tabla.svg E68-HUN.svg runs from Szeged to Csanádpalota (Romanian border). - 58 km


 * Road network
 * 5 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg runs from Budapest to Röszke (Serbian border), via Kistelek and Szeged. - 52 km
 * 43 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg runs from Szeged to Nagylak (Romanian border), via Makó. - 55 km
 * 430 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg runs from Makó to Hódmezővásárhely. - 30 km
 * 431 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg runs from Makó to Kiszombor (Romanian border). - 6 km
 * 45 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg runs from Kunszentmárton to Hódmezővásárhely, via Szentes. - 43 km
 * 47 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg runs from Szeged to Debrecen, via Hódmezővásárhely.
 * 55 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg runs from Szeged to Bátaszék, via Mórahalom.
 * 451 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg runs from Kiskunfélegyháza to Szentes, via Csongrád.
 * 502 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg western bypass of Szeged.

County Assembly
The Csongrád-Csanád County Council, elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 20 counselors, with the following party composition:

Members of the National Assembly
The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election:

Municipalities
Csongrád-Csanád County has 2 urban counties, 8 towns, 7 large villages and 43 villages.

As a typical Great Plain county, Csongrád-Csanád has a relatively small number of municipalities. 72.5% of the population lives in cities/towns, so it is one of the most urbanized county in Hungary.

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)
 * Cities with county rights
 * Szeged (168,048) – county seat
 * Hódmezővásárhely (46,047)


 * Towns


 * Szentes (28,509)
 * Makó (23,683)
 * Csongrád (17,242)
 * Sándorfalva (7,871)
 * Kistelek (7,103)
 * Mindszent (6,914)
 * Mórahalom (5,804)
 * Csanádpalota (2,923)


 * Villages


 * Algyő Red pog.svg
 * Ambrózfalva
 * Apátfalva
 * Árpádhalom
 * Ásotthalom Red pog.svg
 * Baks
 * Balástya
 * Bordány
 * Csanádalberti
 * Csanytelek
 * Csengele
 * Derekegyház
 * Deszk
 * Domaszék
 * Dóc
 * Eperjes
 * Fábiánsebestyén
 * Felgyő
 * Ferencszállás
 * Forráskút
 * Földeák
 * Királyhegyes
 * Kiszombor Red pog.svg
 * Klárafalva
 * Kövegy
 * Kübekháza
 * Magyarcsanád
 * Maroslele
 * Mártély
 * Nagyér
 * Nagylak
 * Nagymágocs Red pog.svg
 * Nagytőke
 * Óföldeák
 * Ópusztaszer Red pog.svg
 * Öttömös
 * Pitvaros
 * Pusztamérges
 * Pusztaszer
 * Röszke
 * Ruzsa
 * Szatymaz
 * Szegvár Red pog.svg
 * Székkutas
 * Tiszasziget
 * Tömörkény
 * Újszentiván
 * Üllés
 * Zákányszék
 * Zsombó

municipalities are large villages.