Szentes District

Szentes () is a district in north-eastern part of Csongrád County. "Szentes" is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Great Plain Statistical Region.
Geography.
Szentes District borders with Kunszentmárton District "(Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County)" and Szarvas District "(Békés County)" to the north, Orosháza District "(Békés County)" to the east, Hódmezővásárhely District to the south, Csongrád District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Szentes District is 8.
Municipalities.
The district has 1 town, 2 large villages and 5 villages.
The bolded municipality is city, "italics" municipalities are large villages.
Demographics.
In 2011, it had a population of 41,328 and the population density was 51/km².
Ethnicity.
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Roma (approx. 600) and German (150).
Total population (2011 census): 41,328<br>
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 36,753 persons:
Approx. 4,500 persons in Szentes District did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census: