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Nyíregyháza

Nyíregyháza is the easternmost large town in Hungary. With a population of almost 120,000, it has the seventh largest urban population in Hungary. Nyíregyháza is located in the Northern Great Plain, the second least developed region in Hungary. The service sector now dominates the economy of the city, which used to have an agricultural character. Several large engineering industrial plants have moved to Nyíregyháza’s industrial park in the past few years. Food processing and the manufacture of rubber products are significant activities. The population of Nyíregyháza is now increasing, the city’s areas built up by detached houses are experiencing a dynamic growth. City administration is the responsibility of the mayor and the 35 representatives. Nyíregyháza is the centre of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) consisting of 36 settlements, with a population of 222,000 inhabitants.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

	CITY		QUINTILES Comparison with UA cities						LUZ
			Low				High
INDICATORS	YEAR	SCORE	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	CASES	YEAR	SCORE	Ratio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY
Total resident population	2004	119,631						342	2004	218,153	1:1.82
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.	2004	0%						247	2004	13%	1:33.85
Percentage of households that are 1-person households	2001	24%						297	2001	21%	1:0.91
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households	2001	12%						273	2001	12%	1:0.96
Average size of households
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Average price per m2 for an apartment	2004	€755						150	2001	€272
Average price per m2 for a house	2004	€660						157	2001	€189
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings	2001	90%						305	2001	93%	1:1.04
Percentage of households living in social housing	2001	4%						192	2001	2%	1:0.64
Average living area in m2 per person	2001	19						229	2001	19	1:1
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population	2001	61.64						250	2004	49.15
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate	2001	11%						308	2004	13%
Unemployment rate - female	2001	10%						307	2004	11%
Employment rate	2001	52%						273
Activity rate	2001	58%						307	2004	57%
GDP per head (€)	2004	€4,494						148
Median disposable annual household income(€)
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections	2001	39%						233
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4	2004	934						142	2004	789	1:0.84
% of working age population with only primary education	2004	0%						155	2004	0%	1:1.36
% of working age population with tertiary education	2004	0%						136	2004	0%	1:0.75
ENVIRONMENT
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3	2001	0						221
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3	2001	0						201
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum	2001	0.87						217
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill	2004	82%						213
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)	2001	51						177
Population density (residents per km2)	2004	436						265	2001	221
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
Percentage of journeys to work by car
Average time of journey to work (mins.)	2001	43						177	2001	48	1:1.12

SUB CITY LEVEL

10 SUB-CITY DISTRICTS	Average Population: 11880		Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORS		YEAR	LOWEST	CITY SCORE	HIGHEST	RATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY
Percentage of total population aged 0-4		2001	3%	5%	9%	1:2.73
Percentage of households that are 1-person households		2001	12%	24%	31%	1:2.54
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households		2001	8%	12%	17%	1:2.09
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households		2001	3%	10%	19%	1:6.29
Average size of households
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities		2001	0%	6%	26%
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate		2001	7%	11%	25%	1:3.53
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25		2001	22%	27%	33%	1:1.49
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
% of working age population with only primary education
% of working age population with secondary education
% of working age population with tertiary education
ENVIRONMENT
Population density (residents per km2)		2001	33	433	14,886	1:457.74