Mezőcsát District
# Mezőcsát District

Mezőcsát (Hungarian: Mezőcsáti járás) is a district in southern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Mezőcsát is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

## Geography

Mezőcsát District borders with Miskolc District and Tiszaújváros District to the north, Hajdúnánás District and Balmazújváros District (Hajdú-Bihar County) to the east and south, Mezőkövesd District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Mezőcsát District is 8.

## Municipalities

The district has 1 town and 7 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)

* Ároktő (1,051)
* Gelej (588)
* Hejőpapi (1,119)
* Igrici (1,219)
* Mezőcsát (5,891) – district seat
* Tiszadorogma (367)
* Tiszakeszi (2,487)
* Tiszatarján (1,408)

The bolded municipality is the city.

## Demographics

Religion in Mezőcsát District (2011 census)

In 2011, it had a population of 14,446 and the population density was 41/km².

| Year | County population | Change |
| - | - | - |
| 2011 | 14,446 | n/a |

### Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 1,500).

Total population (2011 census): 14,446 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 14,393 persons:

* Hungarians: 12,884 (89.52%)
* Gypsies: 1,376 (9.56%)
* Others and indefinable: 133 (0.92%)

Approx. 50 persons in Mezőcsát District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

### Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

* Reformed – 6,239;
* Catholic – 3,764 (Roman Catholic – 3,625; Greek Catholic – 139);
* other religions – 211;
* Non-religious – 1,396;
* Atheism – 53;
* Undeclared – 2,783.

## Gallery

* Mezőcsát, the district seat
* Dobozy Mansion in Mezőcsát
* Aerial view of Tiszatarján
* Reformed Church in Gelej
