Nagykanizsa County

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Nagykanizsai járás
Nagykanizsa
Location of the district in Hungary
Location of the district in Hungary
Basic data
Country Hungary
County Zala
Seat Nagykanizsa
surface 907.9 km²
Residents 75,720 (January 1, 2016)
density 83 inhabitants per km²

The district Nagykanizsa ( Hungarian Nagykanizsai járás ) is a district in the south of the south-west Hungarian Zala County . It is bordered to the west by the county Letenye , on the north by the county Zalaegerszeg and in the northeast on the district Keszthely . In the east, forming district Marcali and the southeast of the county Csurgó from Somogy County the border. In the southwest, Murakeresztúr is the only municipality in the district to have a border with Croatia , with the Mura river separating the two states over eight kilometers.

history

The district emerged during the Hungarian administrative reform in early 2013 from the two small areas Nagykanizsa (Hungarian Nagykanizsai kistérség ) and Zalakaros (Hungarian Zalakarosi kistérség ). The eponymous small area contributed 60.9% of the area and 82% of the population, the Zalakaros small area, which was dissolved at the end of 2012, brought 34.35% of the area or 16.2% of the population of the new district with it. Furthermore, 3 communities came from the also dissolved small area Pacsa .

Community overview

Nagykanizsa County has an average parish size of 1,545 inhabitants in an area of ​​18.53 square kilometers. Without the district town, these average values ​​decrease to 584 inhabitants. and 15.82 km², respectively. The district, which is in second place in terms of area and population, has the third highest population density and is above the average of the county. The district seat is located in the largest city, Nagykanizsa , in the center of the district. The city has county rights (Hungarian megyei jogú város ).

49 municipalities status Origin
small area 		population Area (km²) Population
density (inh / km²)
October 01, 2011 01/01/2013 01/01/2016
Alsórajk local community Pacsa 351 358 330 8.45 39.1
Balatonmagyaród local community Zalakaros 441 456 407 31.53 12.9
Belezna local community Nagykanizsa 747 748 737 30.93 23.8
Bocska local community Nagykanizsa 310 313 310 7.38 42.0
Börzönce local community Nagykanizsa 52 54 48 5.60 8.6
Csapi local community Nagykanizsa 433 169 172 10.11 17.0
Eszteregnye local community Nagykanizsa 714 686 659 20.09 32.8
Felsőrajk local community Pacsa 766 762 745 20.54 36.3
Fityeház local community Nagykanizsa 667 649 630 6.50 96.9
Fűzvölgy local community Nagykanizsa 123 124 132 3.14 42.0
Galambok local community Zalakaros 1,239 1,244 1,230 25.91 47.5
Garabonc local community Zalakaros 707 715 672 18.56 36.2
Gelse local community Zalakaros 1,117 1,118 1,076 22.46 47.9
Gelsesziget local community Nagykanizsa 282 268 247 4.98 49.6
Hahót local community Nagykanizsa 1,076 1,066 1,013 39.01 26.0
Homokkomárom local community Nagykanizsa 225 193 190 16.70 11.4
Hosszúvölgy local community Nagykanizsa 171 167 154 3.60 42.8
Kacorlak local community Nagykanizsa 200 197 197 7.60 25.9
Kerecseny local community Zalakaros 227 237 232 12.83 18.1
Kilimán local community Zalakaros 226 237 226 5.72 39.5
Kisrécse local community Zalakaros 170 189 186 3.42 54.4
Liszó local community Nagykanizsa 381 369 380 25.91 14.7
Magyarszentmiklós local community Nagykanizsa 255 255 248 4.19 59.2
Magyarszerdahely local community Nagykanizsa 515 528 510 16.22 31.4
Miháld local community Zalakaros 809 786 757 21.64 35.0
Murakeresztúr local community Nagykanizsa 1,748 1,741 1,619 11.71 138.3
Nagybakónak local community Nagykanizsa 393 408 385 17.94 21.5
Nagykanizsa city Nagykanizsa 49.026 49,070 47,683 148.40 321.3
Nagyrada local community Zalakaros 450 465 467 12.85 36.3
Nagyrécse local community Nagykanizsa 1,098 1,083 1,061 26.99 39.3
Nemespátró local community Nagykanizsa 286 286 265 12.25 21.6
Orosztony local community Zalakaros 438 422 411 18.45 22.3
Patient local community Zalakaros 206 226 189 8.33 22.7
Pölöskefő local community Nagykanizsa 381 390 350 12.32 28.4
Poetrete local community Pacsa 256 245 248 14.12 17.6
Rigyác local community Nagykanizsa 394 391 402 15.36 26.2
sand local community Zalakaros 402 404 380 7.48 50.8
Sormás local community Nagykanizsa 901 872 832 16.37 50.8
Surd local community Nagykanizsa 619 615 583 21.94 26.6
Szepetnek local community Nagykanizsa 1.611 1,589 1,557 30.39 51.2
Újudvar local community Nagykanizsa 988 960 950 16.31 58.2
Zalakaros city Zalakaros 1,756 1,849 1.939 17.17 112.9
Zalakomár Large community Zalakaros 2,965 2,982 2,912 54.88 53.1
Zalamerenye local community Zalakaros 173 173 181 13.99 12.9
Zalasárszeg local community Zalakaros 125 126 115 3.04 37.8
Zalaszabar local community Zalakaros 553 560 521 16.95 30.7
Zalaszentbalázs local community Nagykanizsa 851 838 798 20.99 38.0
Zalaszentjakab local community Zalakaros 327 321 279 7.01 39.8
Zalaújlak local community Zalakaros 101 118 105 9.65 10.9
Nagykanizsa County 78,252 78.022 75,720 907.91 83.4

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ KSH: 2011. Évi Népszámlálás. (PDF) In: 3. Területi adatok. KSH, accessed on December 27, 2016 (Hungarian, also via: http://www.terezvaros.hu/testuleti/nepsz2011-3/pdf/nepsz2011_03_20.pdf ).
  2. ↑ KSH: Regional data - Zala county. KSH, accessed on December 27, 2016 (English, 4th Data on Localities).
  3. ↑ KSH: Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January, 2013. (PDF) KSH, accessed on April 13, 2017 (Hungarian / English).
  4. ↑ KSH: Gazetteer of Hungary, 1st January, 2016. (PDF) KSH, accessed on April 13, 2017 (Hungarian / English).