Ada, Serbia
| Ada Ада Ada | ||
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| Municipality and City | ||
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Catholic Church in Ada | ||
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  Ada Location of Ada within Serbia | ||
 Ada Location of Ada within Vojvodina | ||
| Coordinates: 45°48′N 20°08′E / 45.800°N 20.133°ECoordinates: 45°48′N 20°08′E / 45.800°N 20.133°E | ||
| Country | Serbia | |
| Province | Vojvodina | |
| District | North Banat | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Zoltán Bilicki | |
| Area | ||
| • Ada | 228.6 km2 (88.26 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Ada | 9,564 | |
| • Metro | 16,991 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 24430 | |
| Area code(s) | +381(0)24 | |
| Car plates | SA | |
| Website |
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Map of Ada municipality
Ada (Serbian: Ада / Ada, Hungarian: Ada, Yiddish: אדא) is a town and municipality in Serbia. It is situated near the river Tisa in Vojvodina province. Although the town is geographically located in Bačka, it is part of the North Banat District. The town has a population of 9,564, while Ada municipality has 16,991 inhabitants (2011 census).
Inhabited places
Ada municipality includes the town of Ada, the nearby town of Mol (Hungarian: Mohol), and the following villages (Hungarian names are in italics):
Ethnic groups (2011 census)
According to the 2011 census the total population of the Ada municipality was 16,991, including:[1]
- Hungarians = 12,750 (75.04%)
- Serbs = 2,956 (17.40%)
- Romani = 323 (1.90%)
- Others and undeclared = 962 (5.66%)
All local communities in the municipality have a Hungarian majority.
Famous inhabitants
- In 1892 Ada, then part of the Kingdom of Hungary, was the birthplace of Mátyás Rákosi, who would become the Communist ruler of post-1945 Hungary.
- Arpad Sterbik, World champion handball goalkeeper
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Ada is twinned with:
Újbuda (Budapest XI), Hungary[2]- Makó, Hungary
- Inárcs, Hungary
- Nemesnádudvar, Hungary
Joseni, Romania
See also
- List of places in Serbia
- List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
- List of Hungarian communities in Vojvodina
References
- ↑ "Population by ethnicity – Ada". Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (SORS). Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "Újbuda története" [Újbuda - New in History, Twin Towns]. Rafia.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
External links
- Official website
- History of Ada (Hungarian)
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