Nagykálló District
# Nagykálló District

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

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

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

* 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

Religion in Nagykálló District (2011 census)

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

| Year | County population | Change |
| - | - | - |
| 2011 | 30,403 | n/a |

### Ethnicity

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): 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

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

* 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

* Nagykálló, the district seat
* Traditional house from Kállósemjén
* Gencsy Mansion in Balkány
* Aerial view of Kállósemjén
