Central Banat District

Central Banat District
Srednjobanatski okrug
Средњобанатски округ
Közép-bánsági körzet
District of Serbia
Images from the Central Banat District
Location of the Central Banat District within Serbia
Location of the Central Banat District within Serbia
Coordinates: 45°22′N 20°23′E / 45.367°N 20.383°E / 45.367; 20.383
Country Serbia
ProvinceVojvodina Vojvodina
Administrative centerZrenjanin
Government
 • CommissionerPredrag Rađenović
Area
 • Total
3,256 km2 (1,257 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total
157,711
 • Density48/km2 (130/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeRS-02
Municipalities4 and 1 city
Settlements55
- Cities and towns4
- Villages51
Websitewww.srednjobanatski.okrug.gov.rs
Map of Central Banat District
Ethnic map of Central Banat District (2002 census)

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

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

The district encompasses the city of Zrenjanin and the following municipalities:

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1948218,821—    
1953221,667+1.3%
1961229,812+3.7%
1971231,486+0.7%
1981230,962−0.2%
1991221,353−4.2%
2002208,456−5.8%
2011187,667−10.0%
2022157,711−16.0%
Source: [1]

According to the last official census done in 2011, the Central Banat District has 187,667 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

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

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

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

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