Füzesabony District
# Füzesabony District

Füzesabony (Hungarian: Füzesabonyi járás) is a district in south-eastern part of Heves County. Füzesabony is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

## Geography

Füzesabony District borders with Eger District to the north, Mezőkövesd District (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County) and Tiszafüred District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the east, Heves District to the southwest, Gyöngyös District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Füzesabony District is 16.

## Municipalities

The district has 1 town, 1 large village and 14 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)

* Aldebrő (649)
* Besenyőtelek (2,569)
* Dormánd (1,040)
* Egerfarmos (675)
* Füzesabony (7,781) – district seat
* Kál (3,501)
* Kápolna (1,575)
* Kompolt (2,098)
* Mezőszemere (1,232)
* Mezőtárkány (1,575)
* Nagyút (660)
* Poroszló (2,715)
* Sarud (1,126)
* Szihalom (1,938)
* Tófalu (526)
* Újlőrincfalva (250)

The bolded municipality is city, italics municipality is large village.

## Demographics

Religion in Füzesabony District (2011 census)

In 2011, it had a population of 30,416 and the population density was 53/km².

| Year | County population | Change |
| - | - | - |
| 2011 | 30,416 | n/a |

### Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,000), German (250) and Romanian (100).

Total population (2011 census): 30,416 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 29,126 persons:

* Hungarians: 25,815 (88.63%)
* Gypsies: 2,775 (9.53%)
* Others and indefinable: 536 (1.84%)

Approx. 1,500 persons in Füzesabony District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

### Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

* Catholic – 15,809 (Roman Catholic – 15,694; Greek Catholic – 113);
* Reformed – 1,539;
* Evangelical – 45;
* other religions – 611;
* Non-religious – 3,711;
* Atheism – 185;
* Undeclared – 8,516.

## Gallery

* Füzesabony, Pusztaszikszó Chapel
* Aerial view of Besenyőtelek
* Lake Tisza EcoCentrum in Poroszló
* St. Peter and Paul Church in Kál
