Sopron District


Sopron is a district in western part of Győr-Moson-Sopron County. Sopron is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Western Transdanubia Statistical Region.

Geography

Sopron District borders with the Austrian state of Burgenland to the north and west, Kapuvár District to the east, Sárvár District and Kőszeg District to the south. The number of the inhabited places in Sopron District is 39.

Municipalities

The district has 1 urban county, 2 towns, 1 large village and 35 villages.
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 98,841 and the population density was 114/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the German, Croat, Roma and Romanian.
Total population : 98,841
Ethnic groups : Identified themselves: 94,241 persons:
Approx. 4,500 persons in Sopron District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census: