Alsómocsolád
Village
Official seal of Alsómocsolád
Seal
Alsómocsolád is located in Baranya County
Alsómocsolád
Alsómocsolád
Location in Baranya County
Alsómocsolád is located in Hungary
Alsómocsolád
Alsómocsolád
Alsómocsolád (Hungary)
Coordinates: 46°18′48″N 18°14′39″E / 46.31333°N 18.24417°E / 46.31333; 18.24417
Country Hungary
CountyBaranya
DistrictHegyhát
Government
[1]
 • TypeMayor-council
 • MayorLászló Dicső (Ind.)
Area
[2]
 • Total13.00 km2 (5.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total281
 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
7345
Area code72
NUTS 3HU231
HCSO17385
Websitewww.alsomocsolad.hu

Alsómocsolád ([ˈɒlʃoːmotʃolaːd], German: Metschelad, Mutschlak, Croatian: Močilag) 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 303.[4]

Geography

The village is located at 46° 18′ 48″ N, 18° 14′ 39″ E. Its area is 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi). It is part of the Southern Transdanubia statistical region, and administratively it falls under Baranya County and Hegyhát District. It lies 3.9 km (2.4 mi) south of the town of Mágocs and 26.9 km (16.7 mi) north of Pécs.[5]

Demographics

2011 census

As of the census of 2011, there were 303 residents, 110 households, and 78 families living in the village. The population density was 61 inhabitants per square mile (24 inhabitants/km2). There were 140 dwellings at an average density of 28 dwellings per square mile (11 dwellings/km2). The average household size was 2.43. The average number of children was 1.01. The average family size was 2.82.[4]

Religious affiliation was 66.9% Roman Catholic, 2.3% Calvinist, 1.3% Lutheran, and 28.3% unaffiliated, with 1.3% declining to answer.

The village had an ethnic minority German population of 7.1% and a Roma population of 2.3%. A small number of residents also identified as Croat (0.3%) and other, non-native to Hungary (2.6%). The vast majority declared themselves as Hungarian (97.1%), with 0.3% declining to answer.[note 1][3]

Local government

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 Mágocs, Mekényes, and Nagyhajmás. The seat of the joint council is in Mágocs.[2][3]

Transportation

Railway

  • Mágocs-Alsómocsolád Train Station, 2.6 km (1.6 mi) west of the village. The station is on the Dombóvár-Bátaszék railway line and is operated by MÁV.[3]

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "Local government elections 2019". Hungarian National Election Office. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Gazetteer of Hungary, 1 January 2019" (PDF). Hungarian Central Statistical Office (in Hungarian). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Detailed Gazetteer of Hungary". Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 "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.


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