Sobrance District

Sobrance District
District
Map
Country Slovakia
Region (kraj) Košice Region
SeatSobrance
Area
[1]
 • Total
538.15 km2 (207.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
22,195
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Telephone prefix056
Vehicle registration plate (until 2022)SO
Municipalities47

Sobrance District (Slovak: okres Sobrance) is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia.[3] It is the easternmost district of the Košice Region. Sobrance district borders Michalovce District, Prešov Region and Ukraine. It lies mainly on a lowlands of Eastern Slovak Lowland. Sobrance district was established in 1996. The administrative, cultural end economy center is Sobrance town.

Population

Population statistic (10 years)[4]
Year1994200420142024
Count23,74223,44722,76522,195
Difference −1.24% −2.90% −2.50%
Population statistic[4]
Year20232024
Count22,22622,195
Difference−0.13%

It has a population of 22,195 people (31 December 2024).[5]

Ethnicity

Census 2021 (1+ %)[6][7]
EthnicityNumberFraction
Slovak19,98782.65%
Romani18667.71%
Not found out8713.6%
Rusyn6752.79%
Ukrainian3681.52%
Total24,182

In year 2021 was 24,182 people by ethnicity 19,987 as Slovak, 1866 as Romani, 871 as Not found out, 675 as Rusyn, 368 as Ukrainian, 130 as Hungarian, 126 as Czech, 64 as Other, 23 as Polish, 16 as Russian, 9 as German, 8 as English, 7 as Romanian, 5 as Bulgarian, 4 as Jewish, 4 as Austrian, 3 as Irish, 3 as Vietnamese, 3 as Moravian, 2 as Chinese, 2 as Italian, 2 as Canadian, 2 as Croatian, 1 as Turkish and 1 as Greek.

Note on population: The difference between the population numbers above and in the census (here and below) is that the population numbers above are mostly made up of permanent residents, etc.; and the census should indicate the place where people actually mainly live.
For example, a student is a citizen of a village because they have permanent residence there (they lived there as a child and has parents), but most of the time he studies at a university in the city.

Religion

Census 2021 (1+ %)[8]
ReligionNumberFraction
Roman Catholic Church827936.89%
Greek Catholic Church771234.37%
None20579.17%
Eastern Orthodox Church15656.97%
Calvinist Church11315.04%
Not found out9034.02%
Jehovah's Witnesses3391.51%
Total22,440

In year 2021 was 22,440 people by religion 8279 from Roman Catholic Church, 7712 from Greek Catholic Church, 2057 from None, 1565 from Eastern Orthodox Church, 1131 from Calvinist Church, 903 from Not found out, 339 from Jehovah's Witnesses, 190 from Evangelical Church, 96 from Apostolic Church, 34 from Christian Congregations in Slovakia, 30 from Other and not ascertained christian church, 19 from Church of the Brethren, 18 from Other, 16 from Ad hoc movements, 15 from United Methodist Church, 12 from Seventh-day Adventist Church, 8 from Buddhism, 7 from Islam, 3 from Paganism and natural spirituality, 2 from Jewish community, 1 from Old Catholic Church, 1 from Hinduism, 1 from Baptists Church and 1 from Bahá'i Community.

Municipalities

MunicipalityArea [km2][9]Population[10]
Baškovce6.21215
Beňatina18.63168
Bežovce29.501,017
Blatná Polianka9.98172
Blatné Remety6.22626
Blatné Revištia5.15221
Bunkovce7.78384
Fekišovce4.75295
Hlivištia20.21355
Horňa6.73325
Husák (village)13.95166
Choňkovce18.32511
Inovce10.59189
Jasenov7.21270
Jenkovce14.85407
Kolibabovce3.82199
Koňuš23.23325
Koromľa13.03404
Krčava8.73434
Kristy7.89343
Lekárovce12.26835
Nižná Rybnica8.99419
Nižné Nemecké7.24308
Orechová3.39250
Ostrov11.11306
Petrovce16.48211
Pinkovce3.14187
Podhoroď16.60320
Porostov7.29189
Porúbka10.76400
Priekopa12.65278
Remetské Hámre24.57542
Ruská Bystrá11.95107
Ruskovce6.62236
Ruský Hrabovec16.81277
Sejkov7.02197
Sobrance10.685,789
Svätuš3.8597
Tašuľa6.02204
Tibava10.65534
Úbrež17.411,112
Veľké Revištia10.19493
Vojnatina7.68232
Vyšná Rybnica40.08396
Vyšné Nemecké4.63238
Vyšné Remety5.35387
Záhor7.70625
Population and area values are current for year 2024.

References

  1. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7015rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7015rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  2. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7102rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  3. ^ "Okres Sobrance - Košický kraj - E-OBCE.sk".
  4. ^ a b "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7102rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  5. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7102rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  6. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  7. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  8. ^ "Population - Basic results". www.scitanie.sk. Statistical Office of the Slovak republic. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  9. ^ "Hustota obyvateľstva - obce [om7015rr_obc=AREAS_SK, v_om7014rr_ukaz=Rozloha (Štvorcový meter)]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  10. ^ "Počet obyvateľov podľa pohlavia - obce (ročne) [om7101rr_obce=AREAS_SK]". Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. 2025-03-31. Retrieved 2025-03-31.

48°44′45″N 22°10′47″E / 48.74583°N 22.17972°E / 48.74583; 22.17972

allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sobrance_District