South Banat District

The South Banat District (Serbian: Јужнобанатски округ / Južnobanatski okrug, pronounced [jûʒnobǎnaːtskiː ôkruːɡ]; Hungarian: Dél-bánsági körzet; 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 291,327 inhabitants.

South Banat District

Južnobanatski okrug
Јужнобанатски округ
Dél-bánsági körzet
Juhobanátsky okres
District of Serbia
Location of the South Banat District within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°52′N 20°38′E
Country Serbia
ProvinceVojvodina
Administrative centerPančevo
Government
 • CommissionerDanijela Lončar
Area
 • Total4,245 km2 (1,639 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total291,327
 • Density69/km2 (180/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

Name

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

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

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1948279,092—    
1953291,125+0.85%
1961320,187+1.20%
1971331,285+0.34%
1981340,189+0.27%
1991328,428−0.35%
2002313,937−0.41%
2011293,730−0.74%
Source: [1]

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

Ethnic groups

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 %
Serbs208,462 70.97%
Romanians18,000 6.13%
Slovaks13,777 4.69%
Hungarians13,194 4.49%
Romani8,025 2.73%
Macedonians6,548 2.23%
Croats1,512 0.51%
Yugoslavs1,178 0.40%
Montenegrins921 0.31%
Bulgarians757 0.26%
Muslims586 0.20%
Germans472 0.16%
Slovenes358 0.12%
Albanians250 0.09%
Russians184 0.06%
Bosniaks144 0.05%
Vlachs123 0.04%
Others19,239 6.55%
Total293,730

Culture

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

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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