Paks (Hungarian: Paksi járás) is a district in north-eastern part of Tolna County. Paks is also the name of the town where the district seat is found. The district is located in the Southern Transdanubia Statistical Region.
Paks District
Paksi járás | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Paks District within Hungary and Tolna County. | |
| Coordinates: 46°36′30″N 18°50′57″E / 46.6084°N 18.8491°E | |
| Country |  Hungary |
| County | Tolna |
| District seat | Paks |
| Area | |
• Total | 836.00 km2 (322.78 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd in Tolna |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 49,433 |
| • Rank | 2nd in Tolna |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Geography
editPaks District borders with Sárbogárd District and Dunaújváros District (Fejér County) to the north, Kunszentmiklós District and Kalocsa District (Bács-Kiskun County) to the east, Tolna District and Szekszárd District to the south, Tamási District to the west. The number of the inhabited places in Paks District is 15.
Municipalities
editThe district has 2 towns, 1 large village and 12 villages. (ordered by population, as of 1 January 2013)[1]
- Bikács (466)
- Bölcske (2,787)
- Dunaföldvár (8,722)
- Dunaszentgyörgy (2,555)
- Gerjen (1,203)
- Györköny (992)
- Kajdacs (1,262)
- Madocsa (1,935)
- Nagydorog (2,591)
- Németkér (1,715)
- Paks (19,481) – district seat
- Pálfa (1,572)
- Pusztahencse (955)
- Sárszentlőrinc (1,078)
- Tengelic (2,296)
The bolded municipalities are cities, italics municipality is large village.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "A KSH 2013. évi helységnévkönyve". ksh.hu. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
External links
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