Gyöngyös District
Gyöngyös () is a district in central-western part of Heves County. "Gyöngyös" is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Hungary Statistical Region. This district is a part of Mátra Mountains geographical region. Geography. Gyöngyös District borders with Bátonyterenye District "(Nógrád County)" and Pétervására District to the north, Eger District, Füzesabony District and Heves District to the east, Jászberény District "(Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County)" to the south, Hatvan District and Pásztó District "(Nógrád County)" to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Gyöngyös District  is 24. Municipalities. The district has 2 towns and 22 villages. The bolded municipalities are cities. Demographics. In 2011, it had a population of 73,834 and the population density was 98/km². Ethnicity. Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 4,000), Slovak (400), German (300) and Romanian (150). Total population (2011 census): 73,834 Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 70,115 persons: Approx. 3,500 persons in Gyöngyös District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census. Religion. Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census: