South Banat District
Administrative district of Serbia
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The South Banat District (Serbian: Јужнобанатски округ, romanized: Južnobanatski okrug, pronounced [jûʒnobǎnaːtskiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It lies in the geographical region of Banat. According to the 2022 census, the South Banat District has a population of 260,244 inhabitants.[1] The administrative center of the district is the city of Pančevo.
South Banat District
Јужнобанатски округ | |
|---|---|
        _1054_05.jpg)      .jpg)  Images from the South Banat District | |
.svg) Location of district in Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 44°52′N 20°38′E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| Administrative center | Pančevo |
| Government | |
| • Commissioner | Marina Toman |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,245 km2 (1,639 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 260,244 |
| • Density | 61.31/km2 (158.8/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | RS-04 |
| Municipalities | 8 (2 cities) |
| Settlements | 94 |
| - Cities and towns | 10 |
| - Villages | 84 |
| Website | juznobanatski |
Cities and municipalities
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2022 | 260,244 | −11.4% |
| Source: [2] | ||
Cities and towns
There are three towns with over 10,000 inhabitants:[3]
Ethnic structure
| Ethnicity | Population[4] | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serbs | 187,253 | 72% |
| Romanians | 13,914 | 5.3% |
| Slovaks | 11,007 | 4.2% |
| Hungarians | 8,782 | 3.3% |
| Roma | 8,421 | 3.2% |
| Macedonians | 4,374 | 1.7% |
| Others | 7,851 | 3% |
| Undeclared/Unknown | 18,642 | 7.1% |
Most of the municipalities in the district have Serb ethnic majority, only the municipality of Kovačica has a relative Slovak ethnic majority (41%).
