Nagykőrös District
# Nagykőrös District

Nagykőrös (Hungarian: Nagykőrösi járás) is a district in south-eastern part of Pest County. Nagykőrös is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Central Hungary Statistical Region.

## Geography

Nagykőrös District borders with Cegléd District to the north, Tiszakécske District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the southeast, Kecskemét District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the southwest. The number of the inhabited places in Nagykőrös District is 3.

## Municipalities

The district has 1 town and 2 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)

* Kocsér (1,859)
* Nagykőrös (24,016) – district seat
* Nyársapát (1,949)

The bolded municipality is the city.

## Demographics

Religion in Nagykőrös District (2011 census)

In 2011, it had a population of 27,977 and the population density was 80/km².

| Year | County population | Change |
| - | - | - |
| 2011 | 27,977 | n/a |

### Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 500), German (150) and Romanian (100).

Total population (2011 census): 27,977 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 25,043 persons:

* Hungarians: 24,008 (95.87%)
* Gypsies: 467 (1.86%)
* Others and indefinable: 568 (2.27%)

Approx. 3,000 persons in Nagykőrös District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

### Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

* Catholic – 7,406 (Roman Catholic – 7,368; Greek Catholic – 37);
* Reformed – 6,388;
* Evangelical – 93;
* other religions – 459;
* Non-religious – 5,393;
* Atheism – 236;
* Undeclared – 8,002.

## Gallery

* Downtown of Nagykőrös
* Aerial view of Kocsér
* János Arany Museum in Nagykőrös
* Reformed Church in Nagykőrös
