Miskolc District
# Miskolc District

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

## Geography

Miskolc District borders with Kazincbarcika District, Edelény District and Szikszó District to the north, Szerencs District and Tiszaújváros District to the east, Mezőcsát District to the south, Mezőkövesd District to the southwest, Eger District and Bélapátfalva District (Heves County) to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Miskolc District is 39.

## Municipalities

The district has 1 urban county, 6 towns, 1 large village and 31 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)

* Alsózsolca (5,937)
* Arnót (2,544)
* Berzék (1,145)
* Bőcs (2,754)
* Bükkaranyos (1,467)
* Bükkszentkereszt (1,212)
* Emőd (4,895)
* Felsőzsolca (6,750)
* Gesztely (2,798)
* Harsány (2,014)
* Hernádkak (1,632)
* Hernádnémeti (3,417)
* Kisgyőr (1,648)
* Kistokaj (2,121)
* Kondó (607)
* Köröm (1,388)
* Mályi (4,111)
* Miskolc (166,823) – district and county seat
* Nyékládháza (5,001)
* Onga (4,775)
* Ónod (2,595)
* Parasznya (1,166)
* Radostyán (591)
* Répáshuta (464)
* Sajóbábony (2,782)
* Sajóecseg (1,007)
* Sajóhídvég (1,048)
* Sajókápolna (404)
* Sajókeresztúr (1,505)
* Sajólád (3,095)
* Sajólászlófalva (419)
* Sajópálfala (727)
* Sajópetri (1,515)
* Sajósenye (446)
* Sajóvámos (2,200)
* Sóstófalva (262)
* Szirmabesenyő (4,344)
* Újcsanálos (867)
* Varbó (1,087)

The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.

## Demographics

Religion in Miskolc District (2011 census)

In 2011, it had a population of 250,530 and the population density was 258/km².

| Year | County population | Change |
| - | - | - |
| 2011 | 250,530 | n/a |

### Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 12,500), German (1,200), Slovak (1,000), Rusyn and Romanian (300), Polish, Russian and Bulgarian (200), Greek and Ukrainian (150) and Arab (100).

Total population (2011 census): 250,530 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 232,864 persons:

* Hungarians: 215,090 (92.37%)
* Gypsies: 12,061 (5.18%)
* Others and indefinable: 5,713 (2.45%)

Approx. 18,000 persons in Miskolc District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

### Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

* Catholic – 90,927 (Roman Catholic – 80,143; Greek Catholic – 10,765);
* Reformed – 44,505;
* Evangelical – 1,925;
* other religions – 4,215;
* Non-religious – 35,919;
* Atheism – 3,197;
* Undeclared – 69,842.

## Gallery

* Miskolc, the district seat
* Aerial view of Lillafüred
* View of Nyékládháza
* Diósgyőr Castle
* Szinva Terrace
* Town Hall in Miskolc
* Ónod Castle
* Meat-jelly Festival
