Balassagyarmat District

Balassagyarmat is a district in north-western part of Nógrád County. Balassagyarmat is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Geography

Balassagyarmat District borders with the Slovakian regions of Nitra and Banská Bystrica to the north, Szécsény District and Pásztó District to the east, Vác District ' to the south, Rétság District to the southwest, Szob District ' to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Balassagyarmat District is 29.

Municipalities

The district has 1 town and 28 villages.
The bolded municipality is the city.

Demographics

In 2011, it had a population of 40,326 and the population density was 76/km².

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma, Slovak and German.
Total population : 40,326
Ethnic groups : Identified themselves: 37,603 persons:

Hungarians: 34,861
Gypsies: 1,932
Slovaks: 380
Others and indefinable: 430

Approx. 2,500 persons in Balassagyarmat District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

Catholic – 24,829 ;
Evangelical – 2,561;
Reformed – 681;
other religions – 610;
Non-religious – 2,049;
Atheism – 335;
Undeclared – 9,261.