Kunszentmárton District

Kunszentmárton (Kunszentmártoni járás) is a district in southern part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. Kunszentmárton 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 Nagykunság historical and geographical region.

Geography
Kunszentmárton District borders with Szolnok District and Mezőtúr District to the north, Szarvas District (Békés County) to the east, Szentes District and Csongrád District (Csongrád County) to the south, Cegléd District and Tiszakécske District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Kunszentmárton District is 11.

Municipalities
The district has 2 towns, 2 large villages and 7 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012) • Cibakháza (4,327)

• Csépa (1,535)

• Cserkeszőlő (2,090)

• Kunszentmárton (8,373) – district seat

• Nagyrév (729)

• Öcsöd (3,199)

• Szelevény (1,050)

• Tiszaföldvár (11,120)

• Tiszainoka (415)

• Tiszakürt (1,353)

• Tiszasas (985) The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.

Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 36,147 and the population density was 63/km2.

Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,000) and German (150).

Total population (2011 census): 36,147 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 31,213 persons: Approx. 5,000 persons in Kunszentmárton District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
 * Hungarians: 29,687 (95.11%)
 * Gypsies: 1,137 (3.64%)
 * Others and indefinable: 389 (1.25%)

Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:


 * Catholic – 10,103 (Roman Catholic – 10,055; Greek Catholic – 48);
 * Reformed – 4,281;
 * Evangelical – 220;
 * other religions – 349;
 * Non-religious – 10,888;
 * Atheism – 376;
 * Undeclared – 9,930.

Road network

 * The M44 (Hu) Otszogletu kek tabla.svg expressway (W→E) goes across the district. Two exits located in Kunszentmárton District: Tiszakürt and Kunszentmárton. The road connect Békéscsaba to the highway network.
 * Main road 44 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg (W→E): 5 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg Kecskemét... – Kunszentmárton District (4 municipalities: Tiszakürt, Cserkeszőlő, Kunszetmárton, Öcsöd) – ...Gyula
 * Main road 45 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg (N→S): Kunszentmárton District (1 municipality: Kunszentmárton) – ...Hódmezővásárhely 47 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg
 * Main road 442 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg (N→S): 4 (Hu) Otszogletu zold tabla.svg Szolnok... – Kunszentmárton District (2 municipalities: Tiszaföldvár, Kunszentmárton)

Railway network

 * Line 130 (N→S): Tiszatenyő (120)... – Kunszentmárton District (2 municipalities: Tiszaföldvár, Kunszentmárton) – ...Hódmezővásárhely (135)
 * Line 146 (W→E): Kecskemét (140, 142, 152)... – Kunszentmárton District (4 municipalities: Tiszasas, Csépa, Szelevény, Kunszentmárton)