Nagykálló District

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Districts of Hungary in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg

Nagykálló District

Nagykállói járás

Districts of Hungary

Coat of arms

Nagykálló District within Hungary and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County.

Country|  Hungary
County| Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
District seat| Nagykálló
Area

• Total

| 377.36 km2 (145.70 sq mi)
• Rank| 8th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Population

(2011 census)

• Total

| 30,403
• Rank| 7th in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
• Density| 81/km2 (210/sq mi)

Nagykálló (Hungarian: Nagykállói járás) is a district in southern part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Nagykálló 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 Nyírség geographical region.

## Geography

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Nagykálló District borders with Baktalórántháza District to the northeast, Nyírbátor District and Nyíradony District (Hajdú-Bihar County) to the east, Debrecen District and Hajdúhadház District (Hajdú-Bihar County) to the south, Nyíregyháza District to the west and north. The number of the inhabited places in Nagykálló District is 8.

## Municipalities

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The district has 2 towns, 1 large village and 5 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]

* Balkány (6,468)
* Biri (1,424)
* Bököny (3,221)
* Érpatak (1,692)
* Geszteréd (1,761)
* Kállósemjén (3,600)
* Nagykálló (9,469) – district seat
* Szakoly (2,795)

The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.

## Demographics

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Religion in Nagykálló District (2011 census)

1. Catholic Church (25.5%)
2. Greek Catholicism (25.4%)
3. Calvinism (18.4%)
4. Lutheranism (0.50%)
5. Other religions (0.80%)
6. Non-religious (5.30%)
7. Atheists (0.30%)
8. Undeclared (23.8%)

In 2011, it had a population of 30,403 and the population density was 81/km².

Year  | County population[2] | Change

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2011  | 30,403  | n/a

### Ethnicity

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Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,500) and German (100).

Total population (2011 census): 30,403
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[3] Identified themselves: 28,131 persons:

* Hungarians: 26,504 (94.22%)
* Gypsies: 1,220 (4.34%)
* Others and indefinable: 407 (1.45%)

Approx. 2,500 persons in Nagykálló District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

### Religion

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Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[4]

* Catholic – 15,491 (Roman Catholic – 7,763; Greek Catholic – 7,728);
* Reformed – 5,607;
* Evangelical – 148;
* other religions – 233;
* Non-religious – 1,602;
* Atheism – 96;
* Undeclared – 7,226.

## Gallery

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* Nagykálló, the district seat

* Traditional house from Kállósemjén

* Gencsy Mansion in Balkány

* Aerial view of Kállósemjén

## See also

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* List of cities and towns of Hungary

## References

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1. ^ A KSH 2012. évi helységnévkönyve
2. ^ népesség.com, "Nagykállói járás népessége"
3. ^ 4.1.6.1 A népesség nemzetiség szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [1]
4. ^ 4.1.7.1 A népesség vallás, felekezet szerint, 2011, (in Hungarian) [2]

## External links

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* Postal codes of the Nagykálló District

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Towns and villages of Nagykálló District

Towns (2)|

* Balkány
* Nagykálló (district seat)

Large village (1)|

* Kállósemjén

Villages (5)|

* Biri
* Bököny
* Érpatak
* Geszteréd
* Szakoly

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Districts (járások) of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County

* Baktalórántháza
* Csenger
* Fehérgyarmat
* Ibrány
* Kemecse
* Kisvárda
* Mátészalka
* Nagykálló
* Nyírbátor
* Nyíregyháza
* Tiszavasvári
* Vásárosnamény
* Záhony

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