Békéscsaba District


Békéscsaba is a district in central-southern part of Békés County. Békéscsaba is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.

Geography

Békéscsaba District borders with Békés District to the north, Sarkad District and Gyula District to the east, Mezőkovácsháza District to the south, Orosháza District and Szarvas District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Békéscsaba District is 9.

Municipalities

The district has 1 urban county, 2 towns, 1 large village and 5 villages.
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 83,541 and the population density was 131/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Slovak, Roma, Romanian and German.
Total population : 83,541
Ethnic groups : Identified themselves: 78,408 persons:
Approx. 5,000 persons in Békéscsaba District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census: