Fehérgyarmat District


Fehérgyarmat is a district in eastern part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Fehérgyarmat is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region. This district is a part of Szatmár historical and geographical region.

Geography

Fehérgyarmat District borders with Vásárosnamény District and the Ukrainian oblast of Zakarpattia to the north, Romanian county of Satu Mare to the east, Csenger District to the south, Mátészalka District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Fehérgyarmat District is 50.

Municipalities

The district has 1 town, 2 large villages and 47 villages.
The bolded municipality is city, italics municipalities are large villages.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 37,259 and the population density was 53/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma, Ukrainian, Romanian and German.
Total population : 37,259
Ethnic groups : Identified themselves: 38,367 persons:
Approx. 1,000 persons in Fehérgyarmat District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census: