Csongrád-Csanád County

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History

On 3 October 2017 the Hungarian Parliament passed a resolution to rename Csongrád County to Csongrád-Csanád County, which took effect on 4 June 2020.[1] The resolution was submitted by János Lázár, then-Minister of the Prime Minister's Office, who called the renaming symbolic as more than a dozen settlements in the area still share Csanád County's identity.[2]

Geography

This county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert". – 4,58% of Hungary.

The area of Csongrád-Csanád County is flat. It has a high number of sunshine hours and excellent soil, which makes it the most important agricultural area of Hungary. Its most famous products are paprika from Szeged and onions from Makó, but grain, vegetables, and fruits are also significant. Half of the onions, paprika, and vegetables produced in Hungary are from Csongrád-Csanád. The county is also rich in oil and natural gas.

The highest point is Ásotthalom (125 m), the lowest is Gyálarét (78 m; lowest point of Hungary).

Neighbours

Demographics

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". After the end of the Ottoman occupation in 1715, the county was nearly uninhabited, with a population density of less than 5/km2. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the county was repopulated by ethnic Hungarians from the relatively overpopulated northern and western counties of the Kingdom of Hungary.[3] According to the 2001 census, the county is home for 423,826 people (216,936 people live in urban counties) with a population density is 100/km2. It has a Hungarian majority.[4]

In 2015, it had a population of 406,205 and the population density was 95/km2.

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Ethnicity

Template:Pie chart Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 5,000), Romanian (1,500), German (1,300) and Serb (1,300).

Total population (2011 census): 417,456
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[5] Identified themselves: 367,193 persons:

  • Hungarians: 355,554 (96.83%)
  • Gypsies: 4,720 (1.29%)
  • Others and indefinable: 6,919 (1.88%)

Approximately 59,000 persons in Csongrád-Csanád County did not declare their ethnic group on the 2011 census.

Religion

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Regional structure

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District of Csongrád-Csanád County
No. English and
Hungarian names 		Area
(km2) 		Population
(2011) 		Density
(pop./km2) 		Seat No. of
municipalities
1 Csongrád District
Csongrádi járás 		339.24 22,996 68 Csongrád (town) 4
2 Hódmezővásárhely District
Hódmezővásárhelyi járás 		707.77 56,560 80 Hódmezővásárhely 4
3 Kistelek District
Kisteleki járás 		410.20 18,185 44 Kistelek 6
4 Makó District
Makói járás 		688.85 45,138 66 Makó 15
5 Mórahalom District
Mórahalmi járás 		561.71 28,986 52 Mórahalom 10
6 Szeged District
Szegedi járás 		741.10 204,263 276 Szeged 13
7 Szentes District
Szentesi járás 		813.84 41,328 51 Szentes 8
Csongrád-Csanád County 4,262.71 417,456 98 Szeged 60

Transport

Road network

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M5 motorway near Röszke.
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Main road 45 near Szentes.

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Highway network
Road network

Politics

County Assembly

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Party Seats Current County Assembly
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  Our Homeland Movement 5                        
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  Momentum Movement 2                        

Presidents of the County Assembly

President[10] Terminus
István Lehmann (MSZP) 1990–1998
Dr. József Frank (Fidesz) 1998–2006
Anna Magyar (Fidesz-KDNP) 2006–2014
Béla Kakas (Fidesz-KDNP) 2014–

Members of the National Assembly

The following members elected of the National Assembly during the 2022 parliamentary election:[11]

Constituency Member Party
Csongrád-Csanád County 1st constituency Sándor Szabó style="background-color: Template:Party color" | MSZP
Csongrád-Csanád County 2nd constituency Béla Mihálffy style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Fidesz–KDNP
Csongrád-Csanád County 3rd constituency Sándor Farkas style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Fidesz–KDNP
Csongrád-Csanád County 4th constituency János Lázár style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Fidesz–KDNP

Municipalities

Csongrád-Csanád County has 2 urban counties, 8 towns, 7 large villages and 43 villages.

As a typical Great Plain county, Csongrád-Csanád has a relatively small number of municipalities. 72.5% of the population lives in cities/towns, so it is one of the most urbanized county in Hungary.[12]

Cities with county rights

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

Towns

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Gallery

References

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  4. ↑ Csongrád county (2001 census), English
  5. ↑ 1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office Template:In lang
  6. ↑ 2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.6 Csongrád megye, Template:In lang [1] Template:Webarchive
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  12. ↑ List of localities in Csongrád county by area, population and status (2001 census), English

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