Pásztó District
# Pásztó District

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

## Geography

Pásztó District borders with Szécsény District, Salgótarján District and Bátonyterenye District to the north, Gyöngyös District and Hatvan District (Heves County) to the east, Aszód District (Pest County) to the south, Vác District (Pest County) and Balassagyarmat District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Pásztó District is 26.

## Municipalities

The district has 1 town and 25 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)

* Alsótold (232)
* Bér (360)
* Bokor (131)
* Buják (2,187)
* Csécse (925)
* Cserhátszentiván (125)
* Ecseg (1,178)
* Egyházasdengeleg (484)
* Erdőkürt (486)
* Erdőtarcsa (504)
* Felsőtold (125)
* Garáb (57)
* Héhalom (967)
* Jobbágyi (2,137)
* Kálló (1,458)
* Kisbágyon (421)
* Kozárd (167)
* Kutasó (91)
* Mátraszőlős (1,603)
* Palotás (1,616)
* Pásztó (9,559) – district seat
* Szarvasgede (388)
* Szirák (1,203)
* Szurdokpüspöki (1,939)
* Tar (1,892)
* Vanyarc (1,262)

The bolded municipality is the city.

## Demographics

Religion in Pásztó District (2011 census)

In 2011, it had a population of 31,729 and the population density was 58/km².

| Year | County population | Change |
| - | - | - |
| 2011 | 31,729 | n/a |

### Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,000), Slovak (650) and German (100).

Total population (2011 census): 31,729 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 31,532 persons:

* Hungarians: 27,673 (87.76%)
* Gypsies: 2,874 (9.11%)
* Slovaks: 630 (2.00%)
* Others and indefinable: 355 (1.13%)

Approx. 200 persons in Pásztó District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

### Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

* Catholic – 18,594 (Roman Catholic – 18,513; Greek Catholic – 79);
* Evangelical – 2,014;
* Reformed – 467;
* other religions – 620;
* Non-religious – 2,731;
* Atheism – 212;
* Undeclared – 7,091.

## Gallery

* Pásztó, the district seat
* Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church in Szurdokpüspöki
* Ruins of Buják Castle
* Valley of Zagyva river near Pásztó
