Szombathely District
Szombathely is a district in central-western part of Vas County. Szombathely is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Western Transdanubia Statistical Region.
Geography
Szombathely District borders with Kőszeg District to the north, Sárvár District to the east, Vasvár District and Körmend District to the south, the Austrian state of Burgenland to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szombathely District is 40.Municipalities
The district has 1 urban county, 1 town and 38 villages.The bolded municipalities are cities.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 112,320 and the population density was 174/km².Ethnicity
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the German, Croat, Roma, Romanian and Slovene.Total population : 112,320
Ethnic groups : Identified themselves: 100,855 persons:
- Hungarians: 94,314
- Germans: 2,467
- Croats: 1,997
- Others and indefinable: 2,077
Religion
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:- Catholic – 63,800 ;
- Evangelical – 2,899;
- Reformed – 2,158;
- other religions – 1,117;
- Non-religious – 8,213;
- Atheism – 1,149;
- Undeclared – 32,984.