Püspökladány District
# Püspökladány District

Püspökladány (Hungarian: Püspökladányi járás) is a district in south-western part of Hajdú-Bihar County. Püspökladány 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 Hajdúság historical and geographical region.

## Geography

Püspökladány District borders with Hajdúszoboszló District to the north, Derecske District and Berettyóújfalu District to the east, Szeghalom District (Békés County) to the south, Karcag District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Püspökladány District is 12.

## Municipalities

The district has 2 towns, 3 large villages and 7 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)

* Báránd (2,530)
* Bihardancsháza (180)
* Biharnagybajom (2,731)
* Bihartorda (897)
* Földes (3,998)
* Kaba (5,932)
* Nagyrábé (1,974)
* Püspökladány (14,698) – district seat
* Sáp (938)
* Sárrétudvari (2,751)
* Szerep (1,506)
* Tetétlen (1,394)

The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipalities are large villages.

## Demographics

Religion in Püspökladány District (2011 census)

In 2011, it had a population of 40,426 and the population density was 55/km².

| Year | County population | Change |
| - | - | - |
| 2011 | 40,426 | n/a |

### Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 2,500).

Total population (2011 census): 40,426 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 37,778 persons:

* Hungarians: 35,227 (93.25%)
* Gypsies: 2,253 (5.96%)
* Others and indefinable: 298 (0.79%)

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

### Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

* Reformed – 16,521;
* Catholic – 2,833 (Roman Catholic – 2,689; Greek Catholic – 142);
* other religions – 345;
* Non-religious – 11,462;
* Atheism – 227;
* Undeclared – 9,038.

## Gallery

* Püspökladány, the district seat
* Reformed Church in Földes
* Traditional house from Biharnagybajom
* Aerial view of Püspökladány
