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Sárospatak District

Sárospatak District
Sárospataki járás
Districts of Hungary
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Sárospatak District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County.
Sárospatak District within Hungary and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County.
Country  Hungary
County Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
District seat Sárospatak
Area
 • Total 477.67 km2 (184.43 sq mi)
Area rank 5th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 24,946
 • Rank 8th in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
 • Density 52/km2 (130/sq mi)

Sárospatak (Hungarian: Sárospataki járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County. Sárospatak is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region.

Sárospatak District borders with Sátoraljaújhely District to the north, Cigánd District to the east, Ibrány District and Nyíregyháza District (Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County) to the south, Tokaj District and Gönc District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Sárospatak District is 16.

The district has 1 town and 15 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2012)

The bolded municipality is city.

Religion in Sárospatak District (2011 census)

In 2011, it had a population of 24,946 and the population density was 52/km².

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 1,500), German (650) and Rusyn (350).

Total population (2011 census): 24,946
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 23,789 persons:

Approx. 1,000 persons in Sárospatak District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:

Sárospatak Castle

Ariel view of Háromhuta (Óhuta)

Meczner Mansion in Makkoshotyka

Castle Church in Sárospatak

Coordinates: 48°18′00″N 21°31′00″E / 48.3000°N 21.5167°E / 48.3000; 21.5167


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