Central Banat District
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Central Banat District
Srednjobanatski okrug Средњобанатски округ Közép-bánsági körzet | |
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 Location of the Central Banat District within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′N 20°23′E / 45.367°N 20.383°E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| Administrative center | Zrenjanin |
| Government | |
| • Commissioner | Predrag Rađenović |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,256 km2 (1,257 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• Total | 157,711 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | RS-02 |
| Municipalities | 4 and 1 city |
| Settlements | 55 |
| - Cities and towns | 4 |
| - Villages | 51 |
| Website | www |
The Central Banat District (Serbian: Средњобанатски округ, romanized: Srednjobanatski okrug, pronounced [srêdɲoːbǎnaːtskiː ôkruːɡ]; Hungarian: Közép-bánsági körzet) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It lies in the geographical region of Banat. According to the 2022 census results, it has a population of 157,711 inhabitants. The administrative center is the city of Zrenjanin.
Name
[edit]In Serbian, the district is known as Srednjobanatski okrug or Средњобанатски округ, in Croatian as Srednjobanatski okrug, in Hungarian as Közép-bánsági körzet, in Slovak as Sredobanátsky okres, in Romanian as Districtul Banatul Central, and in Rusyn as Стредобанатски окрух.
Municipalities
[edit]The district encompasses the city of Zrenjanin and the following municipalities:
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 218,821 | — |
| 1953 | 221,667 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 229,812 | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 231,486 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 230,962 | −0.2% |
| 1991 | 221,353 | −4.2% |
| 2002 | 208,456 | −5.8% |
| 2011 | 187,667 | −10.0% |
| 2022 | 157,711 | −16.0% |
| Source: [1] | ||
According to the last official census done in 2011, the Central Banat District has 187,667 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
[edit]Ethnic composition of the Central Banat district:[2]
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Serbs | 134,264 | 71.54% |
| Hungarians | 23,550 | 12.55% |
| Romani | 7,267 | 3.87% |
| Romanians | 4,214 | 2.25% |
| Slovaks | 2,135 | 1.14% |
| Croats | 796 | 0.42% |
| Yugoslavs | 769 | 0.41% |
| Macedonians | 521 | 0.28% |
| Montenegrins | 378 | 0.20% |
| Bulgarians | 298 | 0.16% |
| Germans | 219 | 0.12% |
| Albanians | 194 | 0.10% |
| Muslims | 116 | 0.06% |
| Slovenes | 113 | 0.06% |
| Russians | 108 | 0.06% |
| Others | 12,725 | 6.78% |
| Total | 187,667 |
Churches
[edit]There are many buildings that stand out by their beauty: the Orthodox Church of Assumption from 1746, a Roman Catholic Church in Arač from the 13th century, a Roman Catholic Cathedral from 1868 and a Reformatory Church from 1891.
See also
[edit]- Administrative divisions of Serbia
- Districts of Serbia
- Former Torontál County of the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen
References
[edit]- ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
Note: All official material made by the Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from the official website.
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