North Banat District

Coordinates: 45°50′N 20°27′E / 45.833°N 20.450°E / 45.833; 20.450
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North Banat District
Севернобанатски округ
Severnobanatski okrug
Észak-bánsági körzet
District of Serbia
6
Settlements50
- Cities and towns7
- Villages43
Websitewww.severnobanatski.okrug.gov.rs
Map of North Banat District
Ethnic map of North Banat District

The North Banat District (Serbian: Севернобанатски округ, romanized: Severnobanatski okrug, pronounced [sêʋeːrnobǎnaːtskiː ôkruːɡ]; Hungarian: Észak-bánsági körzet) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It lies in the geographical regions of Banat and Bačka. According to the 2022 census, the district has a population of 117,896 inhabitants. The administrative center of the district is the city of Kikinda.

Administrative history

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

Cumania region. In 1526–1527, the area was ruled by the independent Serb ruler, emperor Jovan Nenad, while during Ottoman administration (16th-18th century), it was divided between the Temeşvar Eyalet in the east and the Sanjak of Segedin
in the west.

During

Veliki Bečkerek District in the east and Sombor and Novi Sad
districts in the west. After 1860, it was again divided between Torontal, Batsch-Bodrog and Tschongrad counties.

During the

Veliki Bečkerek County in the east and the Novi Sad County in the west. From 1922 to 1929, it was part of the Belgrade Oblast, and from 1929 to 1941 part of the Danube Banovina
.

During the

Veliki Bečkerek
.

Since 1944, the area was part of autonomous

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

Municipalities

The North Banat District comprises the city of

local communities
. The municipalities are

Note: for municipalities with Hungarian ethnic majority, the names are also given in Hungarian.

An interesting fact is that the first three municipalities enlisted (Kanjiža, Senta and Ada) are geographically, in fact, in the Bačka region since the natural border between Banat and Bačka is the river Tisa.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1948189,050—    
1953189,414+0.2%
1961194,150+2.5%
1971191,632−1.3%
1981187,179−2.3%
1991179,783−4.0%
2002165,881−7.7%
2011147,770−10.9%
2021119,147−19.4%
Source: [1]

According to the last official census done in 2022, the North Banat District has 117,896 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

With the results of 2011 census Hungarians were the largest ethnic group in the district at 46.64%, closely followed by Serbs at 42.67%. Municipalities with Serb ethnic majority are Kikinda (75.43%) and Novi Kneževac (57.19%), while municipalities with Hungarian ethnic majority are: Čoka (49.66%), Ada (75.03%), Senta (79.09%) and Kanjiža (85.13%). As for local communities, 29 have Hungarian majority, 19 have Serb majority, and 2 are ethnically mixed, with Hungarian relative majority.

The results of 2022 registered the serbs as the largest ethic group with 44% of population followed by hungarians with 43% of district population.

The ethnic composition of the district (as of 2011 and 2022 censuses):

Ethnic group Census 2011[2] Census 2022[3]
Population % Population %
Serbs 63,047 42.7 51,848 44.0
Hungarians 68,915 46.6 50,643 43.0
Roma 4,769 3.23 4,277 3.63
Yugoslavs 665 0.45 635 0.54
Croats 530 0.36 290 0.25
Albanians 264 0.18 157 0.13
Montenegrins 247 0.17 134 0.11
Macedonians 198 0.13 129 0.11
Slovaks
 207 0.14 128 0.11
Romanians
 421 0.28 121 0.11
ethnic Muslims
 135 0.09 90 0.08
Germans 137 0.09 80 0.07
Others 8,235 5.57 6,842 5.80
Total 147,770 117,896

Culture

The first modern Serb printing-house was founded in Kikinda in 1878, to be followed a year later by the opening of the first library.

This city is also reputable for its painters, including

Đura Jakšić
, a painter and author.

Kikinda was the scene of the region's first theatrical performance, given in German, in 1796.

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

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