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Meződ

Coordinates: 46°17′N 18°06′E / 46.283°N 18.100°E / 46.283; 18.100
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Meződ
Village
Meződ is located in Baranya County
Meződ
Meződ
Location in Baranya County
Meződ is located in Hungary
Meződ
Meződ
Meződ (Hungary)
Coordinates: 46°17′N 18°06′E / 46.283°N 18.100°E / 46.283; 18.100
Country Hungary
CountyBaranya
DistrictHegyhát
Government
 • TypeMayor-council
 • MayorZsolt Merk (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
10.41 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
123
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7370
Area code72
NUTS 3HU231
HCSO03470

Meződ ([ˈmɛzøːd]) is a village (Hungarian: község) in Hegyhát District, northern Baranya county, in the Southern Transdanubia region of Hungary. Its population at the 2011 census was 137.[4]

Geography

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The village is located at 46° 17′ 14″ N, 18° 6′ 4″ E. Its area is 10.41 km2 (4.02 sq mi). It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region, and administratively it falls under Baranya County and then Hegyhát District. It lies 3.6 km (2.2 mi) north of the town of Sásd and 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Pécs.[5]

Demographics

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2011 census

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As of the census of 2011, there were 137 residents, 60 households, and 35 families living in the village. The population density was 34 inhabitants per square mile (13/km2). There were 69 dwellings at an average density of 17 per square mile (7/km2). The average household size was 2.23. The average number of children was 1.03. The average family size was 2.91.[4]

Religious affiliation was 63.4% Roman Catholic, 1.5% Calvinist, 0.7% Greek Catholic, 1.5% other religion, and 6.0% unaffiliated, with 26.9% declining to answer.

The village had an ethnic minority Roma population of 7.5%. A small number of residents also identified as German (3.0%), Romanian (0.7%) and other, non-native to Hungary (0.7%). The vast majority declared themselves as Hungarian (94.8%), with 5.2% declining to answer.[note 1][3]

Local government

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The village is governed by a mayor with a four-person council. The local government of the village operates a joint council office with the nearby localities of Baranyaszentgyörgy, Felsőegerszeg, Gödre, Palé, Sásd, Varga and Vázsnok. The seat of the joint council is in Sásd.[2][3]

Transportation

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Railway

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Notes

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  1. ^ As a person can affiliate themselves with more than one ethnic group (nationality), the totals may be greater than 100%.

References

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  1. ^ "Local government elections 2019". Hungarian National Election Office. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2019" (PDF). Hungarian Central Statistical Office (in Hungarian). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Population Census 2011: Regional Data - Baranya County". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Distance Calculator Find Distance Between Cities". Distance Calculator. Retrieved 2021-10-24.