Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county
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Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | |
County seat : | Nyíregyháza |
Surface: | 5,936 km² |
Residents: | 563,075 as of 2016 |
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg [ ˈsɒbolʧ ˈsɒtmaːr ˈbɛrɛɡ ] ( German Saboltsch-Sathmar-Berg ) is a county (administrative district) in northeastern Hungary . It borders with Romania , Slovakia (near Záhony ) and the Ukraine, as well as the Hajdú-Bihar and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén counties . It has an area of 5,935.79 km² and a population of 563,075 (2016). The county seat is Nyíregyháza .
geography
The area is flat and forms part of the Great Hungarian Plain ( Puszta ). It is traversed by the Tisza , which makes a sharp turn in the county from northwest to south.
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 12 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 Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 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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4501 | Baktalórántháza | Baktalórántháza | 34,517 | 451.73 | 19th | 2 |
4502 | Csenger | Csenger | 13,839 | 246.51 | 11 | 1 |
4503 | Fehérgyarmat | Fehérgyarmat | 38.196 | 702.57 | 49 | 1 |
4504 | Kisvárda | Kisvárda | 52,616 | 443.71 | 21st | 2 |
4505 | Mátészalka | Mátészalka | 64,810 | 624.70 | 26th | 3 |
4506 | Nagykálló | Nagykálló | 43,409 | 518.24 | 9 | 3 |
4507 | Nyírbátor | Nyírbátor | 43,557 | 695.94 | 20th | 3 |
4508 | Nyíregyháza | Nyíregyháza | 143.371 | 539.30 | 9 | 2 |
4509 | Tiszavasvári | Tiszavasvári | 35,361 | 479.00 | 10 | 3 |
4510 | Vásárosnamény | Vásárosnamény | 30,516 | 567.25 | 27 | 1 |
4511 | Ibrány-Nagyhalász | Ibrany | 44.092 | 520.97 | 17th | 4th |
4512 | Zahony | Zahony | 19,369 | 145.95 | 11 | 2 |
Current classification
The Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county is divided into 8 districts (Hungarian járás ) with 229 villages: the city of Nyíregyháza with county law (Hungarian Megyei jogú város ), 27 cities without county law (Hungarian város ), 16 large municipalities (Hungarian nagyközs ) and 185 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 | 274.54 | 4.63% | 118.058 | 20.97% | 430.0 | ||
Cities without county law | 27 | 1,415.56 | 23.85% | 52.43 | 185.127 | 32.88% | 6,857 | 130.8 |
Large municipalities | 16 | 651.18 | 10.97% | 40.70 | 42,938 | 7.63% | 2,684 | 65.9 |
Communities | 185 | 3,594.51 | 60.56% | 19.43 | 216,952 | 38.53% | 1,173 | 60.4 |
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 229 | 5,935.79 | 25.92 | 563.075 | 2,459 | 94.9 |
The current circles are:
code | circle | Circular seat | Residents (January 1, 2013) |
Area in km² |
Number of parishes |
including cities |
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148 | Baktalórántháza | Baktalórántháza | 19,521 | 254.47 | 12 | 1 |
149 | Csenger | Csenger | 13,839 | 246.51 | 11 | 1 |
150 | Fehérgyarmat | Fehérgyarmat | 38,363 | 707.37 | 50 | 1 |
151 | Ibrany | Ibrany | 23,850 | 304.91 | 8th | 2 |
152 | Kemecse | Kemecse | 22,185 | 246.41 | 11 | 2 |
153 | Kisvárda | Kisvárda | 57,050 | 523.09 | 23 | 3 |
154 | Mátészalka | Mátészalka | 64,810 | 624.70 | 26th | 3 |
155 | Nagykálló | Nagykálló | 30,430 | 377.36 | 8th | 2 |
156 | Nyírbátor | Nyírbátor | 43,557 | 695.94 | 20th | 3 |
157 | Nyíregyháza | Nyíregyháza | 166,684 | 809.61 | 15th | 4th |
158 | Tiszavasvári | Tiszavasvári | 27.306 | 381.61 | 6th | 2 |
159 | Vásárosnamény | Vásárosnamény | 36,689 | 617.94 | 28 | 2 |
160 | Zahony | Zahony | 19,369 | 145.95 | 11 | 2 |
Largest cities and towns
City / municipality | German name | Residents (January 1, 2016) |
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Nyíregyháza | Birkenkirchen | 118.058 |
Mátészalka | Salka | 16,864 |
Kisvárda | Oradein | 16,489 |
Tiszavasvári | 12,818 | |
Újfehértó | Ratzfert | 12,607 |
Nyírbátor | Bathor | 12,146 |
Nagykálló | 9.211 | |
Vásárosnamény | Naming | 8,766 |
Fehérgyarmat | 8,042 | |
Ibrany | 6,662 | |
Nyírtelek | 6,535 | |
Balkany | 6,413 | |
Nagyecsed | 6.317 | |
Nagyhalász | 5,660 | |
Tiszalok | 5,305 | |
Nyírmada | 4,839 | |
Csenger | 4,820 | |
Kemecse | 4,811 | |
Kótaj | 4,424 | |
Rakamaz | Rascal moss | 4,338 |
Zahony | 4,237 | |
Demecser | 4.173 | |
Mándok | 4,094 | |
Dombrád | 3,964 | |
Baktalórántháza | 3,954 | |
Ajak | 3,709 |
Kótaj is the only municipality, the other villages are all cities. The large municipality of Ajak received city rights in July 2013.
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 | 586.451 | 01/01/2007 | 576.054 |
01/01/1970 | 565,557 | 01/01/2008 | 571.018 |
01/01/1980 | 593,829 | 01/01/2009 | 565,326 |
01/01/1990 | 572,301 | 01/01/2010 | 560.429 |
01/01/2001 | 589,989 | 01/01/2011 | 555.496 |
02/01/2001 | 582.256 | October 01, 2011 | 559.272 |
01/01/2002 | 587.994 | 01/01/2012 | 565,317 |
01/01/2003 | 586.193 | 01/01/2013 | 563,653 |
01/01/2004 | 583,564 | 01/01/2014 | 561.379 |
01/01/2005 | 581,623 | 01/01/2015 | 562.357 |
01/01/2006 | 578,573 | 01/01/2016 | 563.075 |
1 1960: present population; otherwise resident population
Population development of the districts
The population development in the districts varies, and it often stagnates.
District name | Population level on January 1st | |||
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2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
Baktalórántháza | 19,521 | 19,294 | 19,326 | 19,287 |
Csenger | 13,839 | 13,802 | 13,761 | 13,957 |
Fehérgyarmat | 38,363 | 38,578 | 39,668 | 40,257 |
Ibrany | 23,850 | 23,701 | 23,484 | 23,272 |
Kemecse | 22,185 | 22,062 | 21,943 | 21,841 |
Kisvárda | 57,050 | 56,779 | 56,646 | 56,509 |
Mátészalka | 64,810 | 64,471 | 64.509 | 64,597 |
Nagykálló | 30,430 | 30.176 | 29,917 | 29,851 |
Nyírbátor | 43,557 | 43,439 | 43,433 | 43,341 |
Nyíregyháza | 166,684 | 166.154 | 165.805 | 165,555 |
Tiszavasvár | 27.306 | 27,221 | 27,029 | 26,805 |
Vásárosnamény | 36,689 | 36,510 | 37,550 | 38,408 |
Zahony | 19,369 | 19.192 | 19,286 | 19,395 |
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 563,653 | 561.379 | 562.357 | 563.075 |
History and culture
The county emerged from the union of the Szabolcs county with the remnants of the Szatmár counties (the main part of which is in the Satu Mare county in Romania) and Bereg (the former capital of which is Beregszász (now Berehove ) in the Ukraine and the area around Mukachevo in the Transcarpathian region forms).
Museums
The State Directorate of Museums of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County is responsible for 12 county museums . The county seat is the city of Nyíregyháza .
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County Museum
Web links
- Self-government of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County (Hungarian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January, 2016 (Hungarian / English)
- ^ Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary
- ↑ Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January, 2013 (Hungarian / English)
- ↑ KSH: Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January, 2016. In: Minden helység adata. KSH, accessed on March 7, 2017 (Hungarian / English, also PDF file).
- ↑ a b 6.1.1. Resident population by sex, January 1st (2001-) (STADAT table). KSH, accessed February 28, 2017 .
- ↑ Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Museums Directorate , (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Megyei Múzeumok Igazgatósága)
Coordinates: 48 ° 0 ' N , 22 ° 10' E