Central Banat District

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.

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
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)

Name

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

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

• Novi Bečej
• Nova Crnja
• Žitište
• Sečanj

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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

Ethnic composition of the Central Banat district:^[2]

Ethnic group	Population	%
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

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

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

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. "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

• www.srednjobanatski.okrug.gov.rs