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Revision as of 20:08, 28 October 2006 by Harvatov (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)North Bačka District (Serbian: Severnobački okrug or Севернобачки округ, Hungarian: Észak Bácskai Körzet, Croatian: Sjevernobački okrug, Slovak: Severobáčsky okres, Rusyn: Сивернобачки окрух, Romanian: Districtul Bacica de Nord) is a northern district of Serbia. It lies in the Bačka region in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It has a population of 200,140. The seat of the district is Subotica.
Contents 1 Municipalities 2 Demographics 3 Religions and Churches 4 Economy 5 External links
Municipalities The North Bačka District comprises of three municipalities and 45 local communities.
The municipalities are:
Subotica (Hungarian: Szabadka) Bačka Topola (Hungarian: Topolya) Mali Iđoš (Hungarian: Kishegyes)
Demographics The population of the district is ethnically mixed. According to the 2002 census data, it is composed of:
Hungarians = 87,181 (43.56%) Serbs = 49,637 (24.8%) Croats = 17.227 (8.6%) Bunjevci = 16,454 (8.22%) Yugoslavs = 9,488 (4.74%) Montenegrins = 5,219 (2.6%) Others. Languages spoken in the district:
Hungarian = 88,464 (44.20%) Serbian = 88,323 (44.13%) Croatian = 9,106 (4.55%) Other. Religion:
Roman Catholic = 117,456 (58.69%) Orthodox = 55,028 (27.50%) Protestant = 9,844 (4.92%) Other. Two municipalities have Hungarian ethnic majority: Bačka Topola (58.94%) and Mali Iđoš (55.92%), while one municipality (Subotica) is ethnically mixed. Population of Subotica is composed of: Hungarians (38.47%), Serbs (24.14%), Croats (11.24%), Bunjevci (10.95%), Yugoslavs (5.76%), Montenegrins (1.25%), and others.
As for local communities, 20 have Hungarian majority, 15 have Serb majority, 7 have Croatian/Bunjevci majority, 1 has a Montenegrin majority and 2 are ethnically mixed, with Hungarian relative majority.
Religions and Churches
Subotica is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious center; in addition to the major Roman Catholic and Serb Orthodox communities, there are nearly thirty other small-size religious communities in the town. The most remarkable religious buildings are the Cathedral of St Teresa of Avila from 1797, the Franciscan Monastery from 1723, the Orthodox Church from the 18th century, the Synagogue and Orthodox Church in Aleksandrovo, both from the 17th century.
Economy
In keeping with its very rich resources, the region's food processing industry is well developed. The best examples are "29 novembar" meat industry, "Pionir" Sweets Factory and "Fidelinka" bread and flour products factory. Subotica ranks among the leading communities in Serbia when it comes to crop (maize, wheat and sunflower) yields.
External links
Official website of North Bačka District
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Note: All official material made by Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from official website.
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