According to the 2011 census, the population of Gyula was 31,067, of whom there were 25,895 (83.4%)
Hungarians, 974 (3.1%)
Romanians, 971 (3.1%)
Germans and 102 (0.3%)
Romani by ethnicity. In Hungary, people can declare more than one ethnicity, so some people declared Hungarian and a minority one together. Gyula is the center of the small native
Romanian community of Hungary. It has its own newspaper published in Gyula,
Foaia Românească ("The Romanian Sheet"). Gyula also has a school for its Romanian population, the
Nicolae Bălcescu Romanian Gymnasium, Primary School and College, as well as a Research Institute of the Romanians of Hungary seated in the town. Furthermore, the
Diocese of Gyula, the
Romanian Orthodox diocese serving the Romanians in Hungary, is seated in Gyula. The town itself hosts two Romanian Orthodox churches, the and the St. Paraskeva Church. There is also a consulate general of Romania in Gyula. In 2011 there were 5,726 (18.4%)
Roman Catholic, 5,560 (17.9%)
Hungarian Reformed (
Calvinist), 606 (2.0%)
Orthodox and 507 (1.6%)
Lutheran in Gyula. 8,304 people (26.7%) were
irreligious and 453 (1.5%)
Atheist, while 9,012 people (29.0%) did not declare their religion. == Tourist attractions ==