Gyöngyös District

Gyöngyös (Gyöngyösi járás) is a district in central-western part of Heves County. Gyöngyös is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. This district is a part of Mátra Mountains geographical region.

Geography
Gyöngyös District borders with Bátonyterenye District (Nógrád County) and Pétervására District to the north, Eger District, Füzesabony District and Heves District to the east, Jászberény District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the south, Hatvan District and Pásztó District (Nógrád County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Gyöngyös District is 24.

Municipalities
The district has 2 towns and 22 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012) • Abasár (2,498)

• Adács (2,690)

• Atkár (1,695)

• Detk (1,158)

• Domoszló (1,988)

• Gyöngyös (32,385) – district seat

• Gyöngyöshalász (2,531)

• Gyöngyösoroszi (1,518)

• Gyöngyöspata (2,472)

• Gyöngyössolymos (2,972)

• Gyöngyöstarján (2,460)

• Halmajugra (1,196)

• Karácsond (3,045)

• Kisnána (993)

• Ludas (809)

• Markaz (1,748)

• Mátraszentimre (465)

• Nagyfüged (1,877)

• Nagyréde (3,091)

• Pálosvörösmart (675)

• Vámosgyörk (1,991)

• Vécs (578)

• Visonta (1,127)

• Visznek (1,082) The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 73,834 and the population density was 98/km².

Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 4,000), Slovak (400), German (300) and Romanian (150).

Total population (2011 census): 73,834 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 70,115 persons: Approx. 3,500 persons in Gyöngyös District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
 * Hungarians: 65,039 (92.76%)
 * Gypsies: 3,564 (5.08%)
 * Others and indefinable: 1,512 (2.16%)

Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:


 * Catholic – 39,722 (Roman Catholic – 39,490; Greek Catholic – 225);
 * Reformed – 2,675;
 * Evangelical – 214;
 * other religions – 1,082;
 * Non-religious – 10,725;
 * Atheism – 891;
 * Undeclared – 18,525.