Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | |
County seat : | Szolnok |
Surface: | 5,582 km² |
Residents: | 376,334 as of 2016 |
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok [ ˈjaːs ˈnɒckun ˈsolnok ] ( German Jaß-Großkumanien-Sollnock ) is a county (administrative district) in central Hungary . It borders the Pest , Heves , Hajdú-Bihar , Békés , Csongrád-Csanád and Bács-Kiskun counties . It has an area of 5,581.63 km² and 376,334 inhabitants (2011). The county seat is Szolnok .
geography
The area is flat and forms part of the Great Hungarian Plain . The Tisza flows through the county , into which the Zagyva flows.
structure
With the government ordinance No. 218/2012 of August 13, 2012, the statistical small regions (Hungarian kistérség ) were abolished on January 1, 2013 and replaced by an approximately equal number of districts (Hungarian járás ). The small areas were retained for a while for planning and statistical purposes, but were finally abolished on February 25, 2014. Until the dissolution there were 7 small areas in the county. Only four small areas remained unchanged in their borders during the administrative reform.
Former classification
The following small areas ( kistérség ) existed in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county until the end of 2012 :
code | Small area | Administrative headquarters | Population (December 31, 2012) |
Area in km² |
Number of parishes |
including cities |
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4601 | Jászberény | Jászberény | 84,088 | 1,161.46 | 18th | 5 |
4602 | Karcag | Karcag | 43,152 | 857.26 | 5 | 3 |
4603 | Kunszentmárton | Kunszentmárton | 36,300 | 576.49 | 11 | 2 |
4604 | Szolnok | Szolnok | 118.245 | 914.48 | 18th | 4th |
4605 | Tiszafured | Tiszafured | 38,234 | 846.59 | 13 | 3 |
4606 | Törökszentmiklós | Törökszentmiklós | 38,837 | 499.58 | 8th | 1 |
4607 | Mezőtúr | Mezőtúr | 27,798 | 725.74 | 5 | 2 |
Current classification
The Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county is divided into 9 districts (Hungarian járás ) with 78 villages: the city of Szolnok with county law (Hungarian Megyei jogú város ), 21 cities without county law (Hungarian város ), 4 large municipalities (Hungarian nagyközség ) and 52 municipalities (Hungarian község ).
Location type | number | Area (in km²) | Population on January 1, 2016 | Population density (Ew / km²) |
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absolutely | proportionally | on average | absolutely | proportionally | on average | |||
City with county law | 1 | 187.24 | 3.35% | 187.24 | 72,333 | 19.22% | 72,333 | 386.3 |
Cities without county law | 21st | 2,973.61 | 53.27% | 141.60 | 203.502 | 54.07% | 9,691 | 68.4 |
Large municipalities | 4th | 388.15 | 6.95% | 97.04 | 18,181 | 4.83% | 4,545 | 46.8 |
Communities | 52 | 2,032.63 | 36.42% | 39.09 | 82,318 | 21.87% | 1,583 | 40.5 |
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 78 | 5,581.63 | 71.56 | 376.334 | 4,825 | 67.4 |
The current circles are:
code | circle | Circular seat | Residents (January 1, 2013) |
Area in km² |
Number of parishes |
including cities |
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161 | Jászapáti | Jászapáti | 33,160 | 544.45 | 9 | 2 |
162 | Jászberény | Jászberény | 50,928 | 617.01 | 9 | 3 |
163 | Karcag | Karcag | 43,152 | 857.26 | 5 | 3 |
164 | Kunhegyes | Kunhegyes | 20,434 | 464.58 | 7th | 2 |
165 | Kunszentmárton | Kunszentmárton | 36,300 | 576.49 | 11 | 2 |
166 | Mezőtúr | Mezőtúr | 27,798 | 725.74 | 5 | 2 |
167 | Szolnok | Szolnok | 118.245 | 914.48 | 18th | 5 |
168 | Tiszafured | Tiszafured | 19,895 | 417.05 | 7th | 1 |
169 | Törökszentmiklós | Törökszentmiklós | 36,742 | 464.54 | 7th | 2 |
Largest cities and towns
City / municipality | Residents (January 1, 2016) |
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Szolnok | 72,333 |
Jászberény | 26,235 |
Törökszentmiklós | 20,323 |
Karcag | 20,025 |
Mezőtúr | 16,502 |
Kisújszállás | 11,182 |
Tiszafured | 11.091 |
Tiszaföldvár | 10,741 |
Túrkeve | 8,563 |
Jászapáti | 8,442 |
Kunszentmárton | 8,324 |
City / municipality | Residents (January 1, 2016) |
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Jászárokszállás | 77,756 |
Kunhegyes | 7,645 |
Fegyvernek | 6.324 |
Martfű | 6.237 |
Újszász | 6,054 |
Jászfényszaru | 5,606 |
Jászladány 1 | 5,507 |
Kunmadaras 1 | 5,421 |
Jászkisér | 5,349 |
Rákóczifalva | 5,266 |
Kenderes | 4,437 |
Locations without an addition are cities. 1 large municipalities ( nagyközség )
Population development
Population development of the county
Dates in bold are census results.
date | population | date | population |
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01/01/1960 1 | 461.307 | 01/01/2007 | 403,622 |
01/01/1970 | 437.879 | 01/01/2008 | 399.200 |
01/01/1980 | 445.624 | 01/01/2009 | 394.891 |
01/01/1990 | 425,583 | 01/01/2010 | 390,775 |
01/01/2001 | 420,461 | 01/01/2011 | 386,752 |
02/01/2001 | 415.917 | October 01, 2011 | 386,594 |
01/01/2002 | 418,601 | 01/01/2012 | 390.026 |
01/01/2003 | 416.147 | 01/01/2013 | 386,654 |
01/01/2004 | 413.174 | 01/01/2014 | 383,489 |
01/01/2005 | 410,823 | 01/01/2015 | 379,897 |
01/01/2006 | 407.232 | 01/01/2016 | 376.334 |
1 1960: present population; otherwise resident population
Population development of the districts
All districts have a negative population balance.
District name | Population level on January 1st | |||
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2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
Jászapáti | 33,160 | 32,676 | 32,295 | 31,837 |
Jászberény | 50,928 | 50,624 | 50.184 | 49.909 |
Karcag | 43,152 | 42,836 | 42,382 | 42,079 |
Kunhegyes | 20,434 | 20,304 | 20,210 | 20,106 |
Kunszentmárton | 36,300 | 35,781 | 35.207 | 34,684 |
Mezőtúr | 27,798 | 27,434 | 27,100 | 26,767 |
Szolnok | 118.245 | 117,837 | 117,140 | 116.358 |
Tiszafured | 19,895 | 19,699 | 19,402 | 19,165 |
Törökszentmiklós | 36,742 | 36,298 | 35,977 | 35,429 |
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 386,654 | 383,489 | 379,897 | 376.334 |
History and culture
The kun in Nagykun ("Greater Cumania") goes back to the Hungarian name of the Turkic people of the Cumans , who were defeated by the Mongols around 1240 and settled here. The name Jász goes back to the Hungarian name of the Alans who settled in Hungary at the same time .
Museums
The State Directorate of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Museums is responsible for 8 county museums . The county seat is the city of Szolnok .
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County Museum
Web links
- Self-government of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County (Hungarian, German, Eng., French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c KSH: Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January, 2016. In: Minden helység adata. KSH, accessed on March 7, 2017 (Hungarian / English, also PDF file).
- ^ Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary
- ↑ Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January, 2013 (Hungarian / English)
- ↑ a b 6.1.1. Resident population by sex, January 1st (2001-) (STADAT table). KSH, accessed March 1, 2017 .
- ↑ Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Museums Directorate , (Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Megyei Múzeumok Igazgatósága)
Coordinates: 47 ° 15 ' N , 20 ° 30' E