North Bačka District

North Bačka District

Severnobački okrug
Севернобачки округ
Észak-bácskai körzet
North Bačka District Severnobački okrug; Севернобачки округ; Észak-bácskai körzet
District of Serbia
	Images from the North Bačka District
Municipalities	2 and 1 city
Settlements	45
- Cities and towns	3
- Villages	42
Website	www.severnobacki.okrug.gov.rs

Subotica

Mali
Iđoš

Bačka Topola

North Bačka
District

The North Bačka District (Serbian: Севернобачки округ, romanized: Severnobački okrug, pronounced [sêʋeːrnobâːtʃkiː ôkruːɡ]; Hungarian: Észak-bácskai körzet) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It lies in the Bačka geographical region. According to the 2022 census results, it has a population of 160,163 inhabitants. The administrative center of the district is the city of Subotica.

Administrative history

In the 9th century, the area was ruled by the

Csongradiensis County, and Cumania region. In 1526-1527, the area was ruled by the independent Serb ruler, emperor Jovan Nenad, while during Ottoman administration (16th-17th century), it was part of the Sanjak of Segedin

.

During

Batsch-Bodrog County

.

During the royal

Serb-Croat-Slovene (Yugoslav) administration (1918-1941), the area was part of the Novi Sad County (1918-1922), Bačka Oblast (1922-1929), and Danube Banovina

(1929-1941).

During the

districts of Serbia

(including North Bačka District) were defined by the Government of Serbia's Enactment of 29 January 1992.

Municipalities

The North Bačka District comprises three municipalities and 45 local communities. The municipalities are:

Subotica (Hungarian: Szabadka)
Bačka Topola (Hungarian: Topolya)
Mali Iđoš (Hungarian: Kishegyes)

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1948	184,506	—
1953	186,569	+1.1%
1961	198,392	+6.3%
1971	205,929	+3.8%
1981	211,475	+2.7%
1991	205,401	−2.9%
2002	200,140	−2.6%
2011	186,906	−6.6%
2021	161,422	−13.6%
Source: ^[1]

According to the last official censuses done in 2011 and 2022, the North Bačka District had 186,906 and 160,163 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The population of the district is ethnically mixed.

Ethnic group	census 2011^[2]		census 2022^[3]
Ethnic group	Number	%	Number	%
Hungarians	76,272	40.8	56,973	35.6
Serbs	50,472	27.0	48,672	30.4
Croats	5,937	3.18	10,646	6.65
Bunjevci	13,772	7.37	9,171	5.73
Romani	3,342	1.79	3,981	2.49
Montenegrins	3,654	1.95	2,241	1.40
Yugoslavs	3,426	1.83	2,450	1.53
Total	186,906	100%	160,163	100%

Languages

Languages spoken in the district (2022 census):

Serbian = 86,005 (53.69%)
Hungarian = 56,398 (35.21%)
Croatian = 4,010 (2.50%)
Other.

(*) Total number of speakers of South Slavic languages (Serbian and Croatian) that live in the district is 90,015 (56.20%).

Religion

Religion (2002 census):

Roman Catholic
= 117,456 (58.69%)
Orthodox = 55,028 (27.50%)
Protestant
= 9,844 (4.92%)
Other.

Municipalities and local communities

As of 2002, two municipalities have a Hungarian ethnic majority: Bačka Topola (58.94%) and Mali Iđoš (55.92%), while one municipality (Subotica) is ethnically mixed. The population of Subotica is composed of: Hungarians (38.47%), Serbs (24.14%), Croats (11.24%), Bunjevci (10.95%), Yugoslavs (5.76%), Montenegrins (1.25%), and others.

As for local communities, 20 have a Hungarian majority, 15 have a Serb majority, seven have Croatian/Bunjevci majority, one has a Montenegrin majority and two are ethnically mixed, with a Hungarian relative majority.

Culture

Subotica is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious center; in addition to the major

Franciscan Monastery from 1723, the Orthodox Church from the 18th century, the Synagogue

and Orthodox Church in Aleksandrovo, both from the 17th century.

Economy

In keeping with its very rich resources, the region's food processing industry is well developed. The best examples are "29 November" meat industry, "Pionir" food factory and "Fidelinka" bread and flour products factory. Subotica ranks among the leading communities in Serbia when it comes to crop (maize, wheat and sunflower) yields.

References

^ "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.
^ https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2013/PdfE/G20134002.pdf
^ https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2023/PdfE/G20234001.pdf

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

External links

www.severnobacki.okrug.gov.rs

[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] ttps://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2013/PdfE/G20134002.pdf

[3] ttps://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2023/PdfE/G20234001.pdf

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v t e Cities, towns and villages in the North Bačka District
Subotica	Bajmok Bački Vinogradi Bačko Dušanovo Bikovo Višnjevac Gornji Tavankut Donji Tavankut Đurđin Kelebija Ljutovo Mala Bosna Mišićevo Novi Žednik Palić Stari Žednik Hajdukovo Čantavir Šupljak
Bačka Topola	Bagremovo Bajša Bački Sokolac Bogaraš Gornja Rogatica Gunaroš Zobnatica Kavilo Karađorđevo Krivaja Mali Beograd Mićunovo Novo Orahovo Njegoševo Obornjača Tomislavci Panonija Pačir Pobeda Svetićevo Srednji Salaš Stara Moravica
Mali Iđoš	Lovćenac Feketić
*()** bold are municipalities or cities