South Banat District
South Banat District
Јужнобанатски округ Južnobanatski okrug Dél-bánsági körzet Districtul Banatul de Sud Juhobanátsky okres | ||
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District of Serbia | ||
Images from the South Banat District | ||
Municipalities 8 (2 cities) | | |
Settlements | 94 | |
- Cities and towns | 10 | |
- Villages | 84 | |
Website | juznobanatski |
The South Banat District (Serbian: Јужнобанатски округ, romanized: Južnobanatski okrug, pronounced [jûʒnobǎnaːtskiː ôkruːɡ]; Hungarian: Dél-bánsági körzet; Romanian: Districtul Banatul de Sud; 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 260,244 inhabitants.
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Municipalities
It encompasses the cities of Pančevo and Vršac and the following municipalities:
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1948 | 279,092 | — |
1953 | 291,125 | +4.3% |
1961 | 320,187 | +10.0% |
1971 | 331,285 | +3.5% |
1981 | 340,189 | +2.7% |
1991 | 328,428 | −3.5% |
2002 | 313,937 | −4.4% |
2011 | 293,730 | −6.4% |
2021 | 261,864 | −10.8% |
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
Ethnic group | Population | % |
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Serbs | 208,462 | 70.97% |
Romanians |
18,000 | 6.13% |
Slovaks | 13,777 | 4.69% |
Hungarians |
13,194 | 4.49% |
Romani | 8,025 | 2.73% |
Macedonians | 6,548 | 2.23% |
Croats | 1,512 | 0.51% |
Yugoslavs | 1,178 | 0.40% |
Montenegrins | 921 | 0.31% |
Bulgarians | 757 | 0.26% |
Muslims |
586 | 0.20% |
Germans | 472 | 0.16% |
Slovenes | 358 | 0.12% |
Albanians | 250 | 0.09% |
Russians | 184 | 0.06% |
Bosniaks | 144 | 0.05% |
" Vlachs" (Romanians ) |
123 | 0.04% |
Others | 19,239 | 6.55% |
Total | 293,730 |
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
- Administrative divisions of Serbia
- Districts of Serbia
- Former Temes and Torontál counties of Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen
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.
- ^ "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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