Tolna County
Tolna vármegye
Counties of Hungary
View of Simonytornya, with Church and Castle
Landscape in Gemenc
Garay Square, Szekszárd
Descending, from top: View of Simontornya, Landscape in Gemenc forest, and Downtown of Szekszárd
Flag of Tolna County
Flag
Coat of arms of Tolna County
Coat of arms
Tolna County within Hungary
Tolna County within Hungary
Coordinates: 46°30′N 18°35′E / 46.500°N 18.583°E / 46.500; 18.583
CountryHungary
RegionSouthern Transdanubia
County seatSzekszárd
Districts
6 districts
Government
 • President of the General AssemblyTamás Fehérvári (Fidesz-KDNP)
Area
 • Total3,703.16 km2 (1,429.80 sq mi)
 • Rank15th in Hungary
Population
 (2018)
 • Total219,317[1]
 • Rank18th in Hungary
GDP
[2]
 • TotalHUF 592 billion
€1.900 billion (2016)
Postal code
702x – 7252,
7352 – 7361
Area code(s)(+36) 74, 75
ISO 3166 codeHU-TO
Websitewww.tolnamegye.hu

Tolna (Hungarian: Tolna vármegye, pronounced [ˈtolnɒ]; German: Komitat Tolnau) is an administrative county (comitatus or vármegye) in present-day Hungary as it was in the former Kingdom of Hungary. It lies in central Hungary, on the west bank of the river Danube. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties of Somogy, Fejér, Bács-Kiskun, and Baranya. The capital of Tolna county is Szekszárd. Its area is 3,703 km2.

History

Tolna (in Latin: comitatus Tolnensis) was also the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was about the same as that of the present Tolna county, is now in central Hungary. The capital of the county was Szekszárd.

Demographics

Religion in Tolna County (2011 census)

  Roman Catholic (47.1%)
  Greek Catholicism (0.1%)
  Calvinism (8.0%)
  Lutheranism (3.0%)
  Other religions (1.2%)
  Non-religious (15.5%)
  Atheists (1.0%)
  Undeclared (24.1%)

In 2015, it had a population of 225,936 and the population density was 61 inhabitants per square kilometre (160/sq mi).

Year County population[3] Change
1949 275,644 n/a
1960 Decrease 272,101 -1.29%
1970 Decrease 258,760 -4.90%
1980 Increase 266,273 2.90%
1990 Decrease 253,675 -4.73%
2001 Decrease 249,683 -1.57%
2011 Decrease 230,361 -7.74%
2015 Decrease 225,936 -1.95%
2018 Decrease 219,317 -3.01%

Ethnicity

Besides the Hungarian majority, the main minorities are the Germans (approx. 10,000) and Roma (8,500).

Total population (2011 census): 230,361
Ethnic groups (2011 census):[4] Identified themselves: 214,953 persons:

  • Hungarians: 194,685 (90,57%)
  • Germans: 10,195 (4,74%)
  • Roma: 8,768 (4,08%)
  • Others and indefinable: 1 305 (0,61%)

Approx. 32,000 persons in Tolna County did not declare their ethnic group at the 2011 census.

Religion

Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:[5]

Regional structure

District of Tolna County
No. English and
Hungarian names		 Area
(km2)		 Population
(2011)		 Density
(pop./km2)		 Seat No. of
municipalities
1 Bonyhád District
Bonyhádi járás		 476.77 31,567 66 Bonyhád 25
2 Dombóvár District
Dombóvári járás		 509.02 32,331 64 Dombóvár 16
3 Paks District
Paksi járás		 836.00 49,433 59 Paks 15
4 Szekszárd District
Szekszárdi járás		 656.18 60,122 92 Szekszárd 17
5 Tamási District
Tamási járás		 1,019.94 38,705 38 Tamási 32
6 Tolna District
Tolnai járás		 205.24 18,203 89 Tolna (town) 4
Tolna County 3,703.16 231,183 64 Szekszárd 109

Politics

The Tolna County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:[6]

    Party Seats Current County Assembly
  Fidesz-KDNP 8                
  Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) 3                
  Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) 2                
  Democratic Coalition (DK) 1                
  People's Party (Néppárt) 1                

Presidents of the General Assembly

List of presidents since 1990[7]
Tamás Fehérvári (Fidesz-KDNP)2014–

Municipalities

Tolna County has 1 urban county, 10 towns, 5 large villages and 93 villages.

City with county rights

(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)

Towns
Villages

municipalities are large villages.

References

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