Jászapáti District

Jászapáti (Jászapáti járás) is a district in north-western part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. Jászapáti is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region. This district is a part of Jászság historical, ethnographical and geographical region.

Geography
Jászapáti District borders with Heves District (Heves County) to the northeast, Szolnok District to the east and south, Jászberény District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Jászapáti District is 9.

History
The Jászapáti District existed before the cessation of the districts in 1983, known as the Lower Jászság District since the 1950s. It was headquartered in Jászapáti and was closed in 1961, when its territory was divided between mainly Jászberény and Szolnok Districts.

Municipalities
The district has 2 towns, 1 large village and 6 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012) • Alattyán (2,101)

• Jánoshida (2,424)

• Jászalsószentgyörgy (3,432)

• Jászapáti (8,947) – district seat

• Jászdózsa (2,110)

• Jászivány (405)

• Jászkisér (5,165)

• Jászladány (5,717)

• Jászszentandrás (2,435) The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.

Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 33,172 and the population density was 61/km2.

Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,000) and German (100).

Total population (2011 census): 33,172 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 32,580 persons: Approx. 500 persons in Jászapáti District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
 * Hungarians: 29,293 (89.12%)
 * Gypsies: 3,142 (9.64%)
 * Others and indefinable: 145 (0.45%)

Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:


 * Catholic – 19,433 (Roman Catholic – 19,370; Greek Catholic – 61);
 * Reformed – 1,751;
 * Evangelical – 56;
 * other religions – 472;
 * Non-religious – 3,807;
 * Atheism – 153;
 * Undeclared – 7,500.

Road network

 * Main road 31 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg (W→E): Budapest... – Jászapáti District (1 municipality: Jászapáti) – ...Dormánd 33 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg
 * Main road 32 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg (NW→SE): M3 (Hu) Otszogletu kek tabla.svg Hatvan... – Jászapáti District (2 municipalities: Alattyán, Jászalsószentgyörgy) – ...Szolnok 4 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg

Railway network

 * Line 86 (N→S): Vámosgyörk (80, 85)... – Jászapáti District (4 municipalities: Jászdózsa, Jászapáti, Jászkisér, Jászladány) – ...Újszász (82, 120)