South Bačka District
South Bačka District
Južnobački okrug Јужнобачки округ Dél-bácskai körzet Juhobáčsky okres | ||
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Municipalities 11 and 1 city | | |
| Settlements | 77 | |
| - Cities and towns | 16 | |
| - Villages | 61 | |
| Website | juznobacki | |
The South Bačka District (Serbian: Јужнобачки округ, romanized: Južnobački okrug, pronounced [jûʒnobâːtʃkiː ôkruːɡ]; Hungarian: Dél-bácskai körzet; Slovak: Juhobáčsky okres) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Geographically it lies in the southern part of Bačka and northern part of Syrmia. According to the 2022 census results, it has a population of 607,178 inhabitants. The administrative center of the district is the city of Novi Sad, which is also the capital and the largest city of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.
Administrative history
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In the 9th century, the area was ruled by the
During
In the 1850s, the area was mostly part of the
During the royal
Since 1944, the area was part of autonomous
Municipalities
The district is divided into 11
- Srbobran
- Bač
- Bečej (Hungarian: Óbecse)
- Vrbas
- Bačka Palanka
- Bački Petrovac (Slovak: Báčsky Petrovec)
- Žabalj
- Titel
- Temerin
- Beočin
- Sremski Karlovci
The city of
Note: for municipalities with Hungarian and Slovak relative or absolute majority names are also given in these languages.
Settlements
There are 76 towns and villages, and 1 city in South Bačka. The largest settlements in the district are:[1]
| Settlement | Population (2002 census) |
Population (2011 census)[2] |
Population (2022 census) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novi Sad | 191,405 | 250,439 | |
| Bačka Palanka | 29,449 | 28,239 | 25,476 |
Vrbas |
25,907 | 24,112 | 20,892 |
| Bečej | 25,774 | 23,895 | 19,492 |
| Temerin | 19,216 | 19,661 | |
| Futog | 18,582 | 18,641 | |
| Veternik | 18,626 | 17,454 | |
| Petrovaradin | 13,973 | 14,810 | |
| Sremska Kamenica | 11,205 | 12,273 | |
| Srbobran | 13,091 | 12,009 | 10,496 |
| Kać | 11,166 | 11,740 | |
| Žabalj | 9,598 | 9,107 | 8,449 |
| Sremski Karlovci | 8,839 | 8,750 | 7,872 |
| Beočin | 8,058 | 7,839 | 7,274 |
| Rumenka | 5,729 | 6,495 | |
| Bačko Petrovo Selo | 7,318 | 6,350 | |
| Bački Petrovac | 6,727 | 6,155 | 5,227 |
| Bački Jarak | 6,049 | 5,687 | |
| Kovilj | 5,599 | 5,414 | |
| Bač | 6,087 | 5,390 | 4,450 |
| Titel | 5,894 | 5,247 | 4,522 |
| Bačko Gradište | 5,445 | 5,110 | |
| Kisač | 5,471 | 5,091 |
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 358,722 | — |
| 1953 | 377,282 | +1.01% |
| 1961 | 432,873 | +1.73% |
| 1971 | 486,083 | +1.17% |
| 1981 | 538,016 | +1.02% |
| 1991 | 553,027 | +0.28% |
| 2002 | 593,666 | +0.65% |
| 2011 | 615,371 | +0.40% |
| 2022 | 607,178 | −0.12% |
| Source: [3] | ||
According to the last official census done in 2022, the South Bačka District has 607,178 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
| Ethnic group |
census 2002 | census 2011 | census 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Serbs | 409,988 | 69.06% | 445,270 | 72.36% | 446,591 | 73.55% |
| Hungarians | 55,128 | 9.29% | 47,850 | 7.78% | 35,356 | 5.82% |
Slovaks
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27,640 | 4.66% | 24,670 | 4.01% | 19,812 | 3.26% |
| Roma | 6,053 | 1.02% | 10,482 | 1.70% | 9,989 | 1.65% |
| Croats | 12,040 | 2.03% | 10,022 | 1.63% | 6,903 | 1.14% |
| Montenegrins | 17,340 | 2.92% | 11,378 | 1.85% | 6,783 | 1.12% |
| Rusyns | 7,443 | 1.25% | 6,974 | 1.13% | 5,842 | 0.96% |
| Yugoslavs | 15,959 | 2.69% | 3,642 | 0.59% | 4,699 | 0.77% |
| Total | 593,666 | 615,371 | 607,178 | |||
There are 9 municipal areas with Serbian ethnic majority: City of Novi Sad (79%), Sremski Karlovci (78%), Titel (87%), Žabalj (85%), Beočin (70%), Srbobran (66%), Bačka Palanka (79%), Temerin (68%) and Vrbas (55%).
One municipality in the district has a Slovak majority: Bački Petrovac or Báčsky Petrovec in Slovak (65%), and 2 are mixed: Bač, with relative Serb majority (47%) and Bečej or Óbecse in Hungarian, with relative Hungarian majority (46%).
Culture
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The first Serbian primary school was founded in Bečej and Zmajevo in 1703, while the first grammar school was established in Sremski Karlovci in 1791.
Novi Sad is home to the oldest cultural and scientific institution of the Serbian people - the
Economy
Within the district the following industries prevail: chemical, oil, machines, tools and electrical porcelain, textile, food, and construction industry.[citation needed]
Administration
By the Serbian government's 2006 Regulation of the administrative districts[4] the names of all districts were changed from okrug (district) to upravni okrug (administrative district). District is governed by the prefect (načelnik) who is appointed by the central government. Prefects of the South Bačka District were:
- 19?? - 1997: Jovo Ubibarip
- 1997 - 12 April 2001: Obrad Milošević
- 12 April 2001 - 28 June 2002: Arsen Kurjački (b. 1958)
- 28 June 2002 - 29 April 2004: Branko Bjelajac
- 29 April 2004 - 3 November 2005: Darko Mandić
- 3 November 2005 - 6 July 2007: Svetlana Selaković (b. 1957)
- 6 July 2007 – present: Darija Šajin (b. 1973)
See also
- Administrative divisions of Serbia
- Districts of Serbia
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References
- ^ "South Bačka District (Serbia): Municipalities & Settlements - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ^ "Serbia: Regions, Districts and Major Cities - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". Citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2015-11-08. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
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