South Banat District

Coordinates: 44°52′N 20°38′E / 44.867°N 20.633°E / 44.867; 20.633
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South Banat District
Јужнобанатски округ
Južnobanatski okrug
Dél-bánsági körzet
Districtul Banatul de Sud
Juhobanátsky okres
Images from the South Banat District
Location of the South Banat District within Serbia
Location of the South Banat District within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°52′N 20°38′E / 44.867°N 20.633°E / 44.867; 20.633
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
Administrative centerPančevo
Government
 • CommissionerMarina Toman (SNS)
Area
 • Total4,245 km2 (1,639 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total260,244
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeRS-04
Municipalities8 (2 cities)
Settlements94
- Cities and towns10
- Villages84
Websitejuznobanatski.okrug.gov.rs
Map of South Banat District
Ethnic map of South Banat District

The South Banat District (Serbian: Јужнобанатски округ, romanizedJužnobanatski okrug, pronounced [jûʒnobǎnaːtskiː ôkruːɡ]; Hungarian: Dél-bánsági körzet; Romanian: Districtul Banatul de Sud; Slovak: Juhobanátsky okres) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The administrative center of the district is the city of Pančevo. The district lies in the region of Banat. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 260,244 inhabitants.

Name[edit]

In Serbian, the district is known as Južnobanatski okrug (Јужнобанатски округ), in Croatian as Južnobanatski okrug, in Hungarian as Dél-bánsági körzet, in Slovak as Juhobanátsky okres, in Romanian as Districtul Banatul de Sud, and in Rusyn as Јужнобанатски окрух.

Municipalities[edit]

It encompasses the cities of Pančevo and Vršac and the following municipalities:

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1948279,092—    
1953291,125+4.3%
1961320,187+10.0%
1971331,285+3.5%
1981340,189+2.7%
1991328,428−3.5%
2002313,937−4.4%
2011293,730−6.4%
2021261,864−10.8%
Source: [1]

According to the last official census done in 2011, the South Banat District has 293,730 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups[edit]

Most of the municipalities in the district have an ethnic Serb majority, while the municipality of Kovačica is ethnically mixed, with a relative Slovak majority (41.8%). Ethnic composition of the South Banat district:[2]

Ethnic group Population %
Serbs 208,462 70.97%
Romanians 18,000 6.13%
Slovaks 13,777 4.69%
Hungarians 13,194 4.49%
Romani 8,025 2.73%
Macedonians 6,548 2.23%
Croats 1,512 0.51%
Yugoslavs 1,178 0.40%
Montenegrins 921 0.31%
Bulgarians 757 0.26%
Muslims 586 0.20%
Germans 472 0.16%
Slovenes 358 0.12%
Albanians 250 0.09%
Russians 184 0.06%
Bosniaks 144 0.05%
"Vlachs" (Romanians) 123 0.04%
Others 19,239 6.55%
Total 293,730

Culture[edit]

Pančevo is distinguished for its numerous cultural institutions: the National Library 'Veljko Vlahović', the Historic Archives, and the Institute for Protection of Culture Monuments.

The most remarkable cultural monuments in this region are the Vojlovica Monastery built in 1405, the Church of Assumption, the Church of Transfiguration built in 1811 and the National Museum built in 1833.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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.

Note: All official material made by Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from official website.

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