Heves District
# Heves District

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

## Geography

Heves District borders with Füzesabony District to the northeast, Kunhegyes District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the southeast, Jászapáti District (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County) to the southwest, Gyöngyös District to the northwest. The number of the inhabited places in Heves District is 17.

## Municipalities

The district has 2 towns and 15 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)

* Átány (1,351)
* Boconád (1,248)
* Erdőtelek (3,174)
* Erk (881)
* Heves (10,464) – district seat
* Hevesvezekény (611)
* Kisköre (2,653)
* Kömlő (1,743)
* Pély (1,291)
* Tarnabod (662)
* Tarnaméra (1,603)
* Tarnaörs (1,804)
* Tarnaszentmiklós (820)
* Tarnazsadány (1,192)
* Tenk (1,166)
* Tiszanána (2,309)
* Zaránk (410)

The bolded municipalities are cities.

## Demographics

Religion in Heves District (2011 census)

In 2011, it had a population of 35,036 and the population density was 50/km².

| Year | County population | Change |
| - | - | - |
| 2011 | 35,036 | n/a |

### Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 5,500).

Total population (2011 census): 35,036 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 35,799 persons:

* Hungarians: 30,343 (84.76%)
* Gypsies: 5,182 (14.48%)
* Others and indefinable: 274 (0.77%)

Approx. 1,000 persons in Heves District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.

### Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

* Catholic – 19,112 (Roman Catholic – 19,045; Greek Catholic – 64);
* Reformed – 1,932;
* Evangelical – 66;
* other religions – 454;
* Non-religious – 5,095;
* Atheism – 158;
* Undeclared – 8,219.

## Gallery

* Heves, the district seat
* Aerial view of Kömlő
* Tisza Dam in Kisköre
* Szeleczky Mansion in Boconád
