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Orosháza District
Orosháza (Hungarian: Orosházi járás) is a district in south-western part of Békés County. Orosháza is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region. GeographyOrosháza District is bordered by Szarvas District to the north, Békéscsaba District and Mezőkovácsháza District to the east, Makó District (Csongrád County) to the south, Hódmezővásárhely District and Szentes District (Csongrád County) to the west. There are eight inhabited places in Orosháza District. MunicipalitiesThe district has two towns, two large villages and four villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)[1]
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages. DemographicsReligion in Orosháza District (2011 census) Catholic Church (20.3%) Greek Catholicism (0.2%) Lutheranism (13.5%) Calvinism (4.5%) Other religions (1.8%) Non-religious (31.1%) Atheists (1.3%) Undeclared (27.3%)
In 2011, it had a population of 51,482 and the population density of 72 per square kilometre (190/sq mi).
EthnicityBesides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Slovak (approx. 1,500), Roma (650), German (250) and Romanian (150). Total population (2011 census): 51,482
Approx. 6,000 persons in Orosháza District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census. ReligionReligious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]
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External links46°34′04″N 20°39′04″E / 46.567662679036026°N 20.651054622913687°E
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