Country Hungary ISO 3166 code HU-TO Area code 75 | Area rank 15th in Hungary Area 3,703 km² | |
Postal code 702x – 7252,7352 – 7361 Points of interest Destinations |
Tolna (German: Tolnau), (Latin: Tolnensis) is an administrative county (comitatus or megye) in present Hungary and 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 Somogy, Fejér, Bács-Kiskun, and Baranya. The capital of Tolna county is Szekszárd. Its area is 3703 km².
Contents
- Map of Tolna County Hungary
- History
- Demographics
- Ethnicity
- Religion
- Politics
- Cities with county rights
- Towns
- Villages
- References
Map of Tolna County, Hungary
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 present Tolna county, is now in central Hungary. The capital of the county was Szekszárd.
Demographics
In 2015, it had a population of 225,936 and the population density was 61/km².
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): Identified themselves: 214 953 persons:
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:
Politics
The Tolna County Council, elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:
Cities with county rights
Towns
(ordered by population, as of 2011 census)
Villages
municipalities are large villages.