Sátoraljaújhely District

Sátoraljaújhely (Sátoraljaújhelyi járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Sátoraljaújhely is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Geography
Sátoraljaújhely District borders with the Slovakian region of Košice to the northeast, Cigánd District and Sárospatak District to the south, Gönc District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Sátoraljaújhely District is 21.

Municipalities
The district has 2 towns and 19 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012) • Alsóberecki (722)

• Alsóregmec (196)

• Bózsva (183)

• Felsőberecki (273)

• Felsőregmec (322)

• Filkeháza (97)

• Füzér (467)

• Füzérkajata (110)

• Füzérkomlós (331)

• Füzérradvány (318)

• Hollóháza (826)

• Kishuta (272)

• Kovácsvágás (649)

• Mikóháza (576)

• Nagyhuta (89)

• Nyíri (412)

• Pálháza (1,000)

• Pusztafalu (192)

• Sátoraljaújhely (15,355) – district seat

• Vágáshuta (83)

• Vilyvitány (230) The bolded municipalities are cities.

Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 23,058 and the population density was 72/km².

Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,000), Slovak (800), German (200) and Rusyn (150).

Total population (2011 census): 23,058 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 24,811 persons: Approx. 2,000 persons in Sátoraljaújhely District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.
 * Hungarians: 20,723 (83.52%)
 * Gypsies: 2,780 (11.20%)
 * Slovaks: 784 (3.16%)
 * Others and indefinable: 524 (2.11%)

Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:


 * Catholic – 11,135 (Roman Catholic – 8,372; Greek Catholic – 2,762);
 * Reformed – 4,885;
 * Evangelical – 45;
 * other religions – 372;
 * Non-religious – 2,001;
 * Atheism – 106;
 * Undeclared – 4,514.