West Bačka District

West Bačka District Zapadnobački okrug Западнобачки округ
District of Serbia
Cities and municipalities
Municipalities		3 and 1 city
Settlements	37
- Cities and towns	5
- Villages	32
Website	www.zapadnobacki.okrug.gov.rs

The West Bačka District (Serbian: Западнобачки округ, romanized: Zapadnobački okrug, pronounced [zâːpadnobâːtʃkiː ôkruːɡ]; Hungarian: Nyugat-bácskai körzet) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It lies in the geographical region of Bačka. It has a population of 154,491 inhabitants. The administrative seat of the district is the city of Sombor.

Name

In

as Districtul Bacica de Vest.

Administrative history

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

.

During

Batsch-Bodrog County

.

During the royal

(1929-1941).

During the

districts of Serbia

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

Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities of:

• Sombor
• Apatin
• Odžaci
• Kula

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1948	200,465	—
1953	207,941	+3.7%
1961	219,331	+5.5%
1971	220,671	+0.6%
1981	220,876	+0.1%
1991	215,916	−2.2%
2002	214,011	−0.9%
2011	188,087	−12.1%
2021	156,003	−17.1%
Source: [1]

According to the last official census done in 2011, the West Bačka has 188,087 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

Population of West Bačka District according to ethnic group 2002–2011.

Ethnic group	census 2002		census 2011
	Number	%	Number	%
Serbs	134,644	62.92%	122,848	65.31%
Hungarians	21,825	10.2%	17,576	9.34%
Croats	12,960	6.06%	10,879	5.78%
Montenegrins	9,182	4.29%	5,070	2.70%
Rusyns	5,535	2.59%	4,718	2.51%
Roma	1,941	0.91%	3,018	1.60%
Bunjevci	2,806	1.31%	2,162	1.15%
Ukrainians	1,508	0.71%	1,344	0.71%
Romanians	1,620	0.76%	1,340	0.71%
Yugoslavs	6,870	3.21%	1,274	0.68%
Slovaks	1,264	0.59%	1,096	0.58%
Total	214,011		188,087

Culture

Sombor is a town of rich cultural tradition: the

church in Stapar are protected monuments registered as cultural heritage, which bear witness to the long history of this town.

See also

• Administrative divisions of Serbia
• Districts of Serbia

References

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

External links

• www.zapadnobacki.okrug.gov.rs