Tolna County

Tolna (Tolna vármegye, ; Komitat Tolnau) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in present-day Hungary as it was in the former Kingdom of Hungary. It lies in central Hungary, on the west bank of the river Danube. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of Somogy, Fejér, Bács-Kiskun, and Baranya. The capital of Tolna county is Szekszárd. Its area is 3,703 km2.

History
Tolna (in Latin: comitatus Tolnensis) was also the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was about the same as that of the present Tolna county, is now in central Hungary. The capital of the county was Szekszárd.

Demographics
In 2015, Tolna had a population of 225,936 and the population density was 61 pd/sqkm.

Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans (approx. 10,000) and Roma (8,500).

Total population (2011 census): 230,361

Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 214,953 persons: Approx. 32,000 persons in Tolna County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
 * Hungarians: 194,685 (90,57%)
 * Germans: 10,195 (4,74%)
 * Roma: 8,768 (4,08%)
 * Others and indefinable: 1 305 (0,61%)

Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:


 * Catholic – 108,755 (Roman Catholic – 108,392; Greek Catholic – 331)
 * Reformed – 18,533;
 * Evangelical – 6,800;
 * Other religions – 2,734;
 * Non-religious – 35,803;
 * Atheism – 2,194;
 * Undeclared – 55,542.

Politics
The Tolna County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:

Municipalities
Tolna County has 1 urban county, 10 towns, 5 large villages and 93 villages.

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)
 * City with county rights
 * HUN Szekszárd Címer.svg Szekszárd (34,296) – county seat


 * Towns


 * Paks címere.svg Paks (19,369)
 * Coa Hungary Town Dombóvár.svg Dombóvár (19,010)
 * HUN Bonyhád Címer.svg Bonyhád (13,630)
 * HUN Tolna Címer.svg Tolna (11,126)
 * HUN Dunaföldvár Címer.svg Dunaföldvár (8,775)
 * HUN Tamási Címer.svg Tamási (8,349)
 * HUN Bátaszék Címer.svg Bátaszék (6,370)
 * HUN Simontornya Címer.svg Simontornya (4,057)
 * Coa Hungary Town Nagymányok.svg Nagymányok (2,338)
 * HUN Gyönk Címer.svg Gyönk (2,052)


 * Villages


 * Alsónána
 * Alsónyék
 * Aparhant
 * Attala
 * Báta
 * Bátaapáti
 * Belecska
 * Bikács
 * Bogyiszló
 * Bonyhádvarasd
 * Bölcske
 * Cikó
 * Csibrák
 * Csikóstőttős
 * Dalmand
 * Decs Red pog.svg
 * Diósberény
 * Döbrököz
 * Dunaszentgyörgy
 * Dúzs
 * Értény
 * Fadd Red pog.svg
 * Fácánkert
 * Felsőnána
 * Felsőnyék
 * Fürged
 * Gerjen
 * Grábóc
 * Györe
 * Györköny
 * Gyulaj
 * Harc
 * Hőgyész Red pog.svg
 * Iregszemcse
 * Izmény
 * Jágónak
 * Kajdacs
 * Kakasd
 * Kalaznó
 * Kapospula
 * Kaposszekcső
 * Keszőhidegkút
 * Kéty
 * Kisdorog
 * Kismányok
 * Kisszékely
 * Kistormás
 * Kisvejke
 * Kocsola
 * Koppányszántó
 * Kölesd
 * Kurd
 * Lápafő
 * Lengyel
 * Madocsa
 * Magyarkeszi
 * Medina
 * Miszla
 * Mórágy
 * Mőcsény
 * Mucsfa
 * Mucsi
 * Murga
 * Nagydorog Red pog.svg
 * Nagykónyi
 * Nagyszékely
 * Nagyszokoly
 * Nagyvejke
 * Nak
 * Németkér
 * Ozora
 * Őcsény
 * Pálfa
 * Pári
 * Pincehely Red pog.svg
 * Pörböly
 * Pusztahencse
 * Regöly
 * Sárpilis
 * Sárszentlőrinc
 * Sióagárd
 * Szakadát
 * Szakály
 * Szakcs
 * Szálka
 * Szárazd
 * Szedres
 * Tengelic
 * Tevel
 * Tolnanémedi
 * Udvari
 * Újireg
 * Varsád
 * Váralja
 * Várdomb
 * Várong
 * Závod
 * Zomba

municipalities are large villages.