Csongrád District
# Csongrád District

Csongrád (Hungarian: Csongrádi járás) is a district in north-western part of Csongrád County. Csongrád 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

Csongrád District borders with Kunszentmárton District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the northeast, Szentes District to the east, Kistelek District to the south, Kiskunfélegyháza District and Tiszakécske District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Csongrád District is 4.

## Municipalities

The district has 1 town and 3 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)

* Csanytelek (2,755)
* Csongrád (16,846) – district seat
* Felgyő (1,281)
* Tömörkény (1,751)

The bolded municipality is the city.

## Demographics

Religion in Csongrád District (2011 census)

In 2011, it had a population of 22,996 and the population density was 68/km².

| Year | County population | Change |
| - | - | - |
| 2011 | 22,996 | n/a |

### Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 300).

Total population (2011 census): 22,996 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 20,969 persons:

* Hungarians: 20,366 (97.12%)
* Gypsies: 305 (1.45%)
* Others and indefinable: 298 (1.42%)

Approx. 2,000 persons in Csongrád District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

### Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

* Catholic – 13,412 (Roman Catholic – 13,380; Greek Catholic – 31);
* Reformed – 621;
* Evangelical – 63;
* other religions – 245;
* Non-religious – 3,165;
* Atheism – 179;
* Undeclared – 5,311.

## Gallery

* Csongrád, the district seat
* Narrow gauge rail near Tömörkény
* Sandbank near Csongrád (Tisza river)
* St. Roch Church in Csongrád
