Bátonyterenye District
Bátonyterenye is a district in eastern part of Nógrád County. Bátonyterenye is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.Geography
Bátonyterenye District borders with Salgótarján District to the north and west, Pétervására District ' to the east, Gyöngyös District ' to the south, Pásztó District to the southwest. The number of the inhabited places in Bátonyterenye District is 8.Municipalities
The district has 1 town and 7 villages.
The bolded municipality is the city.Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 21,789 and the population density was 101/km².Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma.
Total population : 21,789
Ethnic groups : Identified themselves: 20,878 persons:
- Hungarians: 18,766
- Gypsies: 1,775
- Others and indefinable: 337
Approx. 1,000 persons in Bátonyterenye District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:
- Catholic – 10,453 ;
- Reformed – 398;
- Evangelical – 189;
- other religions – 284;
- Non-religious – 4,468;
- Atheism – 219;
- Undeclared – 5,778.
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