Bakóca

Bakóca
Village
Official seal of Bakóca
Bakóca is located in Baranya County
Bakóca
Bakóca
Location in Baranya County
Bakóca is located in Hungary
Bakóca
Bakóca
Bakóca (Hungary)
Coordinates: 46°12′27″N 17°59′56″E / 46.20750°N 17.99889°E / 46.20750; 17.99889
Country Hungary
CountyBaranya
DistrictHegyhát
Government
 • TypeMayor-council
 • MayorGábor Király (Ind.)
Area
 • Total10.65 km2 (4.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total246
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7393
Area code72
NUTS 3HU231
HCSO22275
Websitewww.bakoca.hu

Bakóca ([ˈbɒkoːtsɒ]) 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 285.[4]

Geography

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The village is located at 46° 12′ 27″ N, 17° 59′ 56″ E. Its area is 10.65 km2 (4.11 sq mi). It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region, and administratively it falls under Baranya County and Hegyhát District. It lies 6 km (3.7 mi) southwest of the village of Mindszentgodisa and 23.6 km (14.7 mi) northwest of Pécs.[5]

Demographics

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2011 census

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As of the census of 2011, there were 285 residents, 121 households, and 80 families living in the village. The population density was 69 inhabitants per square mile (27 inhabitants/km2). There were 134 dwellings at an average density of 33 dwellings per square mile (13 dwellings/km2). The average household size was 2.24. The average number of children was 0.93. The average family size was 2.71.[4]

Religious affiliation was 70.5% Roman Catholic, 4.1% Calvinist, 0.4% Greek Catholic, 2.2% other religion and 12.9% unaffiliated, with 10.0% declining to answer.

The village had an ethnic minority Roma population of 11.1%. A small number of residents also identified as German (0.7%) and other, non-native to Hungary (0.7%). The vast majority declared themselves as Hungarian (96.7%), with 2.6% 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 Baranyajenő, Kisbeszterce, Kishajmás, Mindszentgodisa, Szágy, and Tormás. The seat of the joint council is in Mindszentgodisa.[2][3]

As of the election of 2019, the village also has a local minority self-government for its Roma community, with three elected representatives.[6]

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%.
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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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Distance Calculator Find Distance Between Cities". Distance Calculator. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  6. ^ "Ethnic municipal elections 2019". Hungarian National Election Office. Retrieved 24 October 2021.