Eger District
# Eger District

Eger (Hungarian: Egri járás) is a district in eastern part of Heves County. Eger is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. This district lies between of Bükk Mountains and Mátra Mountains geographical region.

## Geography

Eger District borders with Bélapátfalva District to the north, Mezőkövesd District (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County) to the east, Füzesabony District to the south, Gyöngyös District and Pétervására District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Eger District is 22.

## Municipalities

The district has 1 urban county, 1 town and 20 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)

* Andornaktálya (2,740)
* Bátor (407)
* Demjén (590)
* Eger (56,166) – district and county seat
* Egerbakta (1,434)
* Egerbocs (531)
* Egercsehi (1,377)
* Egerszalók (1,886)
* Egerszólát (1,062)
* Feldebrő (1,021)
* Felsőtárkány (3,358)
* Hevesaranyos (582)
* Kerecsend (2,304)
* Maklár (2,398)
* Nagytálya (844)
* Noszvaj (1,857)
* Novaj (1,390)
* Ostoros (2,670)
* Szarvaskő (385)
* Szúcs (401)
* Tarnaszentmária (225)
* Verpelét (3,812)

The bolded municipalities are cities.

## Demographics

Religion in Eger District (2011 census)

In 2011, it had a population of 87,939 and the population density was 146/km².

| Year | County population | Change |
| - | - | - |
| 2011 | 87,939 | n/a |

### Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 4,000), German (600), Romanian (150) and Slovak (100).

Total population (2011 census): 87,939 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 80,504 persons:

* Hungarians: 74,703 (92.79%)
* Gypsies: 3,712 (4.61%)
* Others and indefinable: 2,089 (2.59%)

Approx. 7,500 persons in Eger District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

### Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

* Catholic – 40,397 (Roman Catholic – 39,948; Greek Catholic – 441);
* Reformed – 5,241;
* Evangelical – 281;
* other religions – 1,501;
* Non-religious – 13,897;
* Atheism – 1,465;
* Undeclared – 25,157.

## Gallery

* Eger, the Hungarian Athens
* Earthwork of Verpelét
* Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Apostle in Eger
* Spa in Egerszalók
* Eger Castle
* Szépasszony Valley in Eger
* Géza Gárdonyi Theater (Eger)
* Roman Catholic Church in Feldebrő
