Orom (Kanjiža)
Orom (Serbian Cyrillic: Ором, Hungarian: Orom) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kanjiža municipality, in the North Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority (94.23%) and its population numbering 1,561 people (2002 census).
Orom | |
|---|---|
 The Heart of Mary Catholic Church | |
  Orom Location of Orom within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′20″N 19°49′33″E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Province | Vojvodina |
| District | North Banat |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Orom | 1,561 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 24207 |
| Area code(s) | +381(0)24 |
| Car plates | KA |
Historical population
- 1961: 3,002
- 1971: 2,552
- 1981: 2,007
- 1991: 1,912
- 2002: 1,561
gollark: To stop tyranny of the majority, elections should be decided entirely randomly.
gollark: The specific bizarre way it's arranged gives tons of power to a bunch of arbitrary regions, especially ones which are likely to vote either way.
gollark: Anyway, thing is, the electoral college is not actually a very good mechanism for giving rural areas more power, that just works as a pretext for it.
gollark: But not split proportionally *by area* or something.
gollark: It might make more sense split proportionally and not winner-takes-all, which I'm pretty sure is the case now.
See also
- List of places in Serbia
- List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links
- History of Orom (in Hungarian)
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