Karcag District
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Karcag District Karcagi járás |
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| Districts of Hungary | ||
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 Karcag District within Hungary and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. |
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 Hungary
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| County | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | |
| District seat | Karcag | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 857.26 km2 (330.99 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 2nd in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | |
| Population (2011 census) | ||
| • Total | 43,226 | |
| • Rank | 3rd in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | |
| • Density | 50/km2 (100/sq mi) | |
Karcag (Hungarian: Karcagi járás) is a district in eastern part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. Karcag is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region. This district is a part of Nagykunság historical and geographical region.
Karcag District borders with Tiszafüred District to the north, Hajdúszoboszló District and Püspökladány District (Hajdú-Bihar County) to the east, Szeghalom District and Gyomaendrőd District (Békés County) to the southeast, Mezőtúr District to the south, Törökszentmiklós District and Kunhegyes District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Karcag District is 5.
The district has 3 towns, 1 large village and 1 village. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.
Religion in Karcag District (2011 census)
In 2011, it had a population of 43,226 and the population density was 50/km².
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 3,500) and German (100).
Total population (2011 census): 43,226
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 41,613 persons:
Approx. 1,500 persons in Karcag District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
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