South Banat District

Južnobanatski okrug Јужнобанатски округ
District of Serbia
Location of South Banat District in Serbia
Country	Serbia
Capital	Pančevo
Government
• Commissioner	n/a
Area
• Total	4,245 km² (1,639 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	291,327
• Density	68.6/km² (178/sq mi)
Municipalities	7 + 1 city
Settlements	94
- Cities and towns	10
- Villages	84

Map of South Banat District

Ethnic map of South Banat District

South Banat District (Serbian: Јужнобанатски округ, Južnobanatski okrug) is a northeastern district of Serbia with the seat of the district in Pančevo. It borders Romania to the east. The district lies in the region of Banat, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It has a population of 291,327.

Name

In Serbian, the district is known as Južnobanatski okrug (Јужнобанатски округ), in Croatian as Južnobanatski okrug, in Hungarian as Dél-bánsági körzet, in Slovak as Juhobanátsky okres, in Romanian as Districtul Banatul de Sud, and in Rusyn as /Јужнобанатски окрух/.

Municipalities

It encompasses the following municipalities:

Ethnic groups

The major ethnic groups (2002) are:

Serbs: 220,641 (70.28%)
Romanians: 21,618 (6.88%)
Hungarians: 15,444 (4.91%)
Slovaks: 15,212 (4.84%)
Macedonians: 7,636 (2.43%)
Roma: 6,268 (1.99%)
Yugoslavs: 5,687 (1.81%)

Most of the municipalities in the district have an ethnic Serb majority, while the municipality of Kovačica is ethnically mixed, with a relative Slovak majority (41%).

Culture

Pančevo is distinguished for its numerous cultural institutions: the National Library 'Veljko Vlahović', the Historic Archives, and the Institute for Protection of Culture Monuments.

The most remarkable cultural monuments of this region are the Vojlovica Monastery, built in 1405, the Church of Assumption and the Church of Transfiguration built in 1811 and the National Museum, built in 1833.

Economy

In this modern, industrial region stand out the Pančevo Oil Refinery, the Azotara Fertilizers Plants, and the Pančevo Petrochemistry.

Cities, towns and villages in the South Banat District

Pančevo	Banatski Brestovac Banatsko Novo Selo Glogonj Dolovo Ivanovo Jabuka Kačarevo Omoljica Starčevo

Alibunar	Banatski Karlovac Vladimirovac Dobrica Ilandža Janošik Lokve Nikolinci Novi Kozjak Seleuš

Bela Crkva	Banatska Palanka Banatska Subotica Vračev Gaj Grebenac Dobričevo Dupljaja Jasenovo Kajtasovo Kaluđerovo Kruščica Kusić Crvena Crkva Češko Selo

Vršac	Vatin Veliko Središte Vlajkovac Vojvodinci Vršački Ritovi Gudurica Zagajica Izbište Jablanka Kuštilj Mali Žam Malo Središte Markovac Mesić Orešac Pavliš Parta Potporanj Ritiševo Sočica Straža Uljma Šušara

Kovačica	Debeljača Idvor Padina Putnikovo Samoš Uzdin Crepaja

Kovin	Bavanište Gaj Deliblato Dubovac Malo Bavanište Mramorak Pločica Skorenovac Šumarak

Opovo	Baranda Sakule Sefkerin

Plandište	Banatski Sokolac Barice Velika Greda Veliki Gaj Dužine Jermenovci Kupinik Laudonovac Margita Markovićevo Miletićevo Stari Lec Hajdučica

*()** bold are municipalities or cities

Districts of Serbia

Vojvodina	Central Banat North Bačka North Banat South Bačka South Banat Syrmia West Bačka

Belgrade	City of Belgrade

Šumadija and Western Serbia	Kolubara Mačva Moravica Pomoravlje Rasina Raška Šumadija Zlatibor

Southern and Eastern Serbia	Bor Braničevo Jablanica Nišava Pčinja Pirot Podunavlje Toplica Zaječar

Kosovo and Metohija¹	Kosovo Kosovo-Pomoravlje Kosovska Mitrovica Peć Prizren

¹ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has been recognised as an independent state by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.

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Coordinates: 44°52′N 20°38′E / 44.867°N 20.633°E / 44.867; 20.633

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