Central Banat District

District of Serbia

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District of Serbia in Vojvodina

Central Banat District

Srednjobanatski okrug
Средњобанатски округ
Közép-bánsági körzet

District of Serbia

Images from the Central Banat District

Location of the Central Banat District within Serbia

Coordinates: 45°22′N 20°23′E﻿ / ﻿45.367°N 20.383°E﻿ / 45.367; 20.383
Country|  Serbia
Province|  Vojvodina
Administrative center| Zrenjanin
Government

• Commissioner| Predrag Rađenović
Area

• Total| 3,256 km2 (1,257 sq mi)
Population

(2022 census)

• Total| 157,711
• Density| 48/km2 (130/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code| RS-02
Municipalities| 4 and 1 city
Settlements| 55
\- Cities and towns| 4
\- Villages| 51
Website| www.srednjobanatski.okrug.gov.rs
Map of Central Banat District Ethnic map of Central Banat District (2002 census)

The Central Banat District (Serbian: Средњобанатски округ, romanized: Srednjobanatski okrug, pronounced [srêdɲoːbǎnaːtskiː ôkruːɡ]; Hungarian: Közép-bánsági körzet) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It lies in the geographical region of Banat. According to the 2022 census results, it has a population of 157,711 inhabitants. The administrative center is the city of Zrenjanin.

## Name

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In Serbian, the district is known as Srednjobanatski okrug or Средњобанатски округ, in Croatian as Srednjobanatski okrug, in Hungarian as Közép-bánsági körzet, in Slovak as Sredobanátsky okres, in Romanian as Districtul Banatul Central, and in Rusyn as Стредобанатски окрух.

## Municipalities

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The district encompasses the city of Zrenjanin and the following municipalities:

* Novi Bečej
* Nova Crnja
* Žitište
* Sečanj

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1948| 218,821| —
1953| 221,667| +1.3%
1961| 229,812| +3.7%
1971| 231,486| +0.7%
1981| 230,962| −0.2%
1991| 221,353| −4.2%
2002| 208,456| −5.8%
2011| 187,667| −10.0%
2022| 157,711| −16.0%
Source: [1]

According to the last official census done in 2011, the Central Banat District has 187,667 inhabitants.

### Ethnic groups

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Ethnic composition of the Central Banat district:[2]

Ethnic group  | Population  | %

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Serbs | 134,264  | 71.54%
Hungarians | 23,550  | 12.55%
Romani | 7,267  | 3.87%
Romanians | 4,214  | 2.25%
Slovaks | 2,135  | 1.14%
Croats | 796  | 0.42%
Yugoslavs | 769  | 0.41%
Macedonians | 521  | 0.28%
Montenegrins | 378  | 0.20%
Bulgarians | 298  | 0.16%
Germans | 219  | 0.12%
Albanians | 194  | 0.10%
Muslims | 116  | 0.06%
Slovenes | 113  | 0.06%
Russians | 108  | 0.06%
Others | 12,725  | 6.78%
Total | 187,667  |

## Churches

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There are many buildings that stand out by their beauty: the Orthodox Church of Assumption from 1746, a Roman Catholic Church in Arač from the 13th century, a Roman Catholic Cathedral from 1868 and a Reformatory Church from 1891.

## See also

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* Administrative divisions of Serbia
* Districts of Serbia
* Former Torontál County of the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen

## References

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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. ^ "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

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

## External links

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* www.srednjobanatski.okrug.gov.rs

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Cities, towns and villages in the Central Banat District

Zrenjanin|

* Aradac
* Banatski Despotovac
* Belo Blato
* Botoš
* Elemir
* Ečka
* Jankov Most
* Klek
* Knićanin
* Lazarevo
* Lukino Selo
* Lukićevo
* Melenci
* Mihajlovo
* Orlovat
* Perlez
* Stajićevo
* Taraš
* Tomaševac
* Farkaždin
* Čenta

Žitište|

* Banatski Dvor
* Banatsko Višnjićevo
* Banatsko Karađorđevo
* Međa
* Novi Itebej
* Ravni Topolovac
* Srpski Itebej
* Torak
* Torda
* Hetin
* Čestereg

Nova Crnja|

* Aleksandrovo
* Vojvoda Stepa
* Radojevo
* Srpska Crnja
* Toba

Novi Bečej|

* Bočar
* Kumane
* Novo Miloševo

Sečanj|

* Banatska Dubica
* Boka
* Busenje
* Jarkovac
* Jaša Tomić
* Konak
* Krajišnik
* Neuzina
* Sutjeska
* Šurjan

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Districts of Serbia

Vojvodina|

* Central Banat
* North Bačka
* North Banat
* South Bačka
* South Banat
* Srem
* West Bačka

Belgrade|

* City of Belgrade

Šumadija and Western Serbia|

* Kolubara
* Mačva
* Moravica
* Pomoravlje
* Rasina
* Raška
* Šumadija
* Zlatibor

Southern and Eastern Serbia|

* Bor
* Braničevo
* Jablanica
* Nišava
* Pčinja
* Pirot
* Podunavlje
* Toplica
* Zaječar

Kosovo and Metohija1|

* Kosovo
* Kosovo-Pomoravlje
* Kosovska Mitrovica
* Peć
* Prizren

* 1 Kosovo declared independence in 2008 but is still claimed as part of its territory by Serbia.

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