Čoka

Čoka (Serbian Cyrillic: Чока, pronounced [t͡ʃôka]; Hungarian: Csóka, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃoːkɒ]; German: Tschoka; Slovak: Čoka) is a town and municipality located in the North Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 4,028, while Čoka municipality has 11,398 inhabitants.

Čoka

Чока (Serbian)
Csóka  (Hungarian)
Town and municipality
The Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Location of Čoka within Serbia
Coordinates: 45°56′N 20°09′E
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
RegionBanat
DistrictNorth Banat
MunicipalityČoka
Government
 • MayorStana Đember
Area
 • Čoka321.0 km2 (123.93 sq mi)
Elevation
81 m (266 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Čoka4,028
 • Metro
11,398
Demonym(s)Čokani, (sr)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23320
Area code(s)+381(0)230
Car platesKI
Websitewww.coka.co.rs

History

The first written record about Čoka was made in 1247. It was part of a feudal tenure of which landowners were often changed. Later the settlement was abandoned due to the dense Cuman incursions at the end of the 13th century, but it was rebuilt again in the 14th century. In 1552, it was under Ottoman administration. At that time, it had a sparse population of 13 people, and at the end of the 16th century, the hamlet dwellers numbered 4 Serb families.[1]

In the first half of the 18th century, the Ottoman administration was replaced by the Habsburg one and according to 1717 data, there were 40 Serb houses in the village [1] of which number increased to 192 until the middle of the 18th century, and in 1787, the number of population increased to 1,191 people. In 1796, the tenure owner Lőrinc Marcibányi had Hungarians settled here that Slovaks followed then.,[1] which resulted in a rapid population growth and as early as the middle of the 19th century, the population numbered 2,739 people which increased to 4,239 until 1910. According to 1910 census, Hungarians were the dominant ethnic group in the village, while there existed a sizable ethnic Serb community as well.[2]

As of 1918, Čoka is part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed to Yugoslavia). Until the end of World War II, it was part of Novi Kneževac municipality. Shortly afterwards, it became the seat of an own municipality, whereby it became an industrial centre of the region as well, receiving a large influx of new population. In 1991, it had a population of 5,244 people but In the next decade, the number of dwellers started to dwindle and 2002 census recorded only 4,707 people in the settlement.

Inhabited places

Čoka municipality includes the town of Čoka and seven villages. The villages are:

Note: For the inhabited places with an absolute or relative Hungarian ethnic majority, the names are also given in Hungarian.

Demographics
See also: Hungarians in Vojvodina, Serbs in Vojvodina, Romani people of Vojvodina, Slovaks in Vojvodina, and List of Hungarian communities in Vojvodina
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
194819,302—    
195319,885+0.60%
196119,482−0.26%
197118,364−0.59%
198116,653−0.97%
199115,271−0.86%
200213,832−0.90%
201111,398−2.13%
Source: [3]

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Čoka has 11,398 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

Five local communities have a Hungarian majority: Čoka, Padej, Jazovo, Banatski Monoštor, and Vrbica. Crna Bara has a relative Hungarian majority. Sanad and Ostojićevo have Serb majorities, although the latter has over 20% Hungarians, while Čoka, Padej and Crna Bara have over 20% Serbs.

The ethnic composition of the municipality:[4]

Ethnic group Population %
Hungarians5,661 49.67%
Serbs4,437 38.93%
Roma351 3.08%
Slovaks96 0.84%
Croats61 0.54%
Yugoslavs55 0.48%
Romanians42 0.37%
Others698 6.12%
Total11,398

Culture

Čoka is the site of the world-famous sausage-eating contest.

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See also

References
  1. Dr Slobodan Ćurčić, Naselja Banata - geografske karakteristike, Novi Sad, 2004, page 221.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-06-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
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