Kunhegyes District

Kunhegyes () is a district in north-eastern part of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County. "Kunhegyes" is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Northern Great Plain Statistical Region. This district is a part of Nagykunság historical and geographical region.
Geography.
Kunhegyes District borders with Heves District "(Heves County)" to the northwest, Tiszafüred District to the northeast, Karcag District to the east and south, Törökszentmiklós District to the south, Szolnok District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Kunhegyes District is 7.
Municipalities.
The district has 2 towns and 5 villages.
The bolded municipalities are cities.
Demographics.
In 2011, it had a population of 20,045 and the population density was 43/km².
Ethnicity.
Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minority is the Roma (approx. 4,000).
Total population (2011 census): 20,045
Ethnic groups (2011 census): Identified themselves: 21,823 persons:
Approx. 2,000 persons in Kunhegyes District did declare more than one ethnic group at the 2011 census.
Religion.
Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census: