Torak (Žitište)

Torak or Torac (Торак, Torac in Romanian), formerly known as Begejci (Бегејци), is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Žitište municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Romanian ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,850 people (2002 census).

Geography

Historically, the village was made from two parts - one named Mali Torak (Hungarian: Kis-Tárnok, "little Torak"), and another named Veliki Torak (Hungarian: Nagy-Tárnok, "great Torak").

Historical population

• 1961: 5,198
• 1971: 4,817
• 1981: 4,289
• 1991: 3,700

See also

http://www.torak.in.rs

• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

References

• Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.