Szikszó District

Szikszó (Szikszói járás) is a district in central-northern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Szikszó is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Geography
Szikszó District borders with Encs District northeast, Szerencs District to the southeast, Miskolc District to the southwest, Edelény District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szikszó District is 24.

Municipalities
The district has 1 town and 23 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012) • Abaújlak (131)

• Abaújszolnok (191)

• Alsóvadász (1,562)

• Aszaló (1,879)

• Felsővadász (543)

• Gadna (262)

• Gagybátor (226)

• Gagyvendégi (200)

• Halmaj (1,853)

• Hernádkércs (275)

• Homrogd (956)

• Kázsmárk (959)

• Kiskinizs (359)

• Kupa (159)

• Léh (473)

• Monaj (223)

• Nagykinizs (333)

• Nyésta (52)

• Pamlény (44)

• Rásonysápberencs (595)

• Selyeb (489)

• Szászfa (119)

• Szentistvánbaksa (270)

• Szikszó (5,348) – district seat The bolded municipality is the city.

Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 17,507 and the population density was 57/km².

Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,500) and Rusyn (100).

Total population (2011 census): 17,507 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 20,043 persons: Approx. 2,500 persons in Szikszó District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.
 * Hungarians: 16,316 (81.40%)
 * Gypsies: 3,434 (17.13%)
 * Others and indefinable: 293 (1.46%)

Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:


 * Catholic – 9,511 (Roman Catholic – 6,979; Greek Catholic – 2,529);
 * Reformed – 4,254;
 * Evangelical – 46;
 * other religions – 112;
 * Non-religious – 733;
 * Atheism – 44;
 * Undeclared – 2,807.