Nyírbátor District
# Nyírbátor District

Nyírbátor (Hungarian: Nyírbátori járás) is a district in south-eastern part of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Nyírbátor 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 Nyírség geographical region.

## Geography

Nyírbátor District borders with Baktalórántháza District and Mátészalka District to the north, the Romanian county of Satu Mare to the east, Romanian county of Bihor and Nyíradony District (Hajdú-Bihar County) to the south, Nagykálló District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Nyírbátor District is 20.

## Municipalities

The district has 3 towns, 2 large villages and 15 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)

* Bátorliget (691)
* Encsencs (1,977)
* Kisléta (1,864)
* Máriapócs (2,155)
* Nyírbátor (12,399) – district seat
* Nyírbéltek (2,990)
* Nyírbogát (3,143)
* Nyírcsászári (1,197)
* Nyírderzs (651)
* Nyírgelse (1,159)
* Nyírgyulaj (2,045)
* Nyírlugos (2,824)
* Nyírmihálydi (2,201)
* Nyírpilis (798)
* Nyírvasvári (1,972)
* Ömböly (411)
* Penészlek (978)
* Piricse (1,810)
* Pócspetri (1,681)
* Terem (611)

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

## Demographics

Religion in Nyírbátor District (2011 census)

In 2011, it had a population of 43,040 and the population density was 62/km².

| Year | County population | Change |
| - | - | - |
| 2011 | 43,040 | n/a |

### Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 6,000) and Romanian (100).

Total population (2011 census): 43,040 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 44,442 persons:

* Hungarians: 38,353 (86.30%)
* Gypsies: 5,570 (12.53%)
* Others and indefinable: 519 (1.17%)

Approx. 1,500 persons in Nyírbátor District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.

### Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

* Catholic – 21,094 (Greek Catholic – 12,538; Roman Catholic – 8,556);
* Reformed – 11,364;
* Evangelical – 45;
* other religions – 314;
* Non-religious – 2,317;
* Atheism – 105;
* Undeclared – 7,801.

## Gallery

* Nyírbátor, the district seat
* Traditional house from Pócspetri
* Aerial view of Nyírmihálydi
* Greek Catholic Pilgrimage Church in Máriapócs
