Tolna County

Template:Short description Template:About Template:Infobox settlement Tolna (Template:Langx, Template:IPA; Template:Langx) 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

Template:Main 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

Template:Pie chart Template:See also In 2015, Tolna had a population of 225,936 and the population density was Template:Convert.

Year	County population<ref>népesség.com, "Tolna megye népessége 1870-2015"</ref>	Change
1949	275,644	n/a
1960	Template:Decrease 272,101	-1.29%
1970	Template:Decrease 258,760	-4.90%
1980	Template:Increase 266,273	2.90%
1990	Template:Decrease 253,675	-4.73%
2001	Template:Decrease 249,683	-1.57%
2011	Template:Decrease 230,361	-7.74%
2015	Template:Decrease 225,936	-1.95%
2018	Template: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):<ref>1.1.6. A népesség anyanyelv, nemzetiség és nemek szerint – Frissítve: 2013.04.17.; Hungarian Central Statistical Office Template:In lang</ref> 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

Template:See also Religious adherence in the county according to 2011 census:<ref>2011. ÉVI NÉPSZÁMLÁLÁS, 3. Területi adatok, 3.17 Tolna megye, Template:In lang [1]</ref>

Catholic – 108,755 (Roman Catholic – 108,392; Greek Catholic – 331)
Reformed – 18,533;
Evangelical – 6,800;
Other religions – 2,734;
Non-religious – 35,803;
Atheism – 2,194;
Undeclared – 55,542.

Regional structure

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 2024 local government elections,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:<ref>A Tolna Megyei Önkormányzat Közgyűlésnek tagjai, Template:In lang [2]</ref>

	Party	Seats	Current County Assembly
	Fidesz-KDNP	11
style="background-color: Template:Party color \|	Our Homeland Movement	2	style="background-color: Template:Party color \|	style="background-color: Template:Party color \|
style="background-color: Template:Party color \|	Democratic Coalition	1	style="background-color: Template:Party color \|
	Momentum Movement	1