General information
Result of census in Šahách in 2001: | ||
Population | 8 061 | |
males | 3827 | |
females | 4234 | |
Age structure of population: | figure | |
Till the age of 14 | 1319 | |
Males in age of 15-59 | 2670 | |
Female is age of 15-54 | 2542 | |
Males above the age 60 | 473 | |
Female above the age 55 | 1009 | |
Unknown age | 48 | |
Nationalities: | figures | % |
Slovak | 2787 | 34,6% |
Hungarian | 5015 | 62,2% |
Gypsies | 33 | 0,4% |
Czech | 45 | 0,6% |
Ukraine | 1 | 0,0% |
others | 18 | 0,2% |
unknown | 162 | 2,0% |
Religion: | figures | % |
Church of Rome | 6776 | 84,1% |
Evangelical | 270 | 3,4% |
Greek Orthodox Church | 16 | 0,2% |
Reformer Christian | 128 | 1,6% |
Jehovah | 30 | 0,4% |
Evangelical methodical Church | 9 | 0,1% |
Baptist | 5 | 0,1% |
Others unknown | 271 | 3,4% |
Without religion | 554 | 6,9% |
Population in ŠAHY in 2006: | |
Population 1.1.2006 | 8061 |
Population 31.12.2006 | 7990 |
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Population according to parts of town: | |
Šahy | 7066 |
Tešmak | 540 |
Preseľany nad Ipľom | 384 |
Population according to sex: | |
males | 3223 |
females | 3537 |
children | 1230 |
Population according to nationality: | |
Slovak | 3501 |
Hungarian | 4877 |
Czech | 3 |
Others | 321 |
Average age of population: | 42,5 years |
The town area
Cadastral area – 1396,2239 ha, inclusive:
· Forest land 19,5021 ha
· Water areas 37,0581 ha
· Building land 146,7023 ha
· Other land 183,0998 ha
· vineyard 10,7081 ha
· gardens 50,4461 ha
· orchard 0,9964 ha
· vegetation 124,4526 ha
· agricultural land 1009,8616 ha
Cadastral area Tešmak – whole area: 1840,4862 ha, from this:
· Forest land 791,8581 ha
· Water areas 25,9059 ha
· Building land 38,1673 ha
· Other land 59,2899 ha
· vineyard 37,2275 ha
· gardens 19,4613 ha
· orchard 1,7038 ha
· vegetation 220,1861 ha
· Agricultural land 925, 2650 ha.
Cadastral area Preseľany nad Ipľom - 1035,9462 ha, inclusive:
· Forest land 42,2617 ha
· Water areas 29,0752 ha
· Building land 24,6462 ha
· Other land 69,6234 ha
· vineyard 2,0362 ha
· gardens 9,6369 ha
· vegetation 105,0508 ha
· Agricultural land 870, 3397 ha.
Total area of Town: 4272, 6563 ha.
Height above see level
· centre of town – 130 m
· lowest part in Tešmak – 123 m
lowest part in Preseľany nad Ipľom – 118 m