North Bačka District

Severnobački okrug Севернобачки округ
District of Serbia
Location of North Bačka District in Serbia
Country	Serbia
Capital	Subotica
Government
• Commissioner	Zoran Prćić
Area
• Total	1,784 km² (689 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	186,906
• Density	104.0/km² (269/sq mi)
Municipalities	2 and 1 city
Settlements	45
- Cities and towns	3
- Villages	42

Subotica

Mali
Iđoš

Bačka Topola

North Bačka
District

Map of North Bačka District

Ethnic map of North Bačka District

North Bačka District (Serbian: Севернобачки округ, Severnobački okrug; Hungarian: Észak-bácskai körzet; Croatian: Sjevernobački okrug; Bunjevac: Sivernobački 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 186,906. The seat of the district is Subotica.

Municipalities

The North Bačka District comprises three municipalities and 45 local communities.

The municipalities are:

Subotica (Hungarian: Szabadka)
Bačka Topola (Hungarian: Topolya)
Mali Iđoš (Hungarian: Kishegyes)

Demographics

Ethnic groups

The population of the district is ethnically mixed.

**Population of North Bačka District according to ethnic group 2002–2011.**
Ethnic group	census 2002		census 2011
Ethnic group	Number	%	Number	%
Hungarians	87,181	43.56%	76,262	40.80%
Serbs	49,637	24.8%	50,472	27.00%
Croats	17,227	8.61%	14,536	7.78%
Bunjevci	16,454	8.22%	13,772	7.37%
Montenegrins	5,219	2.61%	3,654	1.95%
Yugoslavs	9,488	4.74%	3,426	1.83%
Roma	1,680	0.84%	3,342	1.79%
Total South Slavs 80% 80%	98,025	48.98%	85,860	45.94%
Total	200,140		186,906

Languages

Languages spoken in the district (2002 census):

Hungarian = 88,464 (44.20%)
Serbian = 88,323 (44.13%) (*)
Croatian = 9,106 (4.55%) (*)
Other.

(*) Total number of speakers of South Slavic languages (Serbian and Croatian) that live in the district is 97,429 (48.68%).

Religion

Religion (2002 census):

Roman Catholic = 117,456 (58.69%)
Orthodox = 55,028 (27.50%)
Protestant = 9,844 (4.92%)
Other.

Municipalities and local communities

As of 2002, two municipalities have a Hungarian ethnic majority: Bačka Topola (58.94%) and Mali Iđoš (55.92%), while one municipality (Subotica) is ethnically mixed. The 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 a Hungarian majority, 15 have a Serb majority, seven have Croatian/Bunjevci majority, one has a Montenegrin majority and two are ethnically mixed, with a Hungarian relative majority.

Administrative history

In the 9th century, the area was ruled by the Bulgarian-Slavic duke Salan. From 11th to 16th century, during the administration of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary, the area was divided between the Bodrogiensis County, Bacsensis County, Csongradiensis County, and Cumania region. In 1526-1527, the area was ruled by the independent Serb ruler, emperor Jovan Nenad, while during Ottoman administration (16th-17th century), it was part of the Sanjak of Segedin.

During Habsburg administration (18th century), the area was divided between the Military Frontier and the Batsch County. The Batsch County was joined with Bodrog County into single Batsch-Bodrog County in the 18th century. Since the abolishment of the Theiß-Marosch section of the Military Frontier in 1751, part of that territory was also included into Batsch-Bodrog County. In the 1850s, the area was part of the Sombor District, and after 1860, it was again included into Batsch-Bodrog County.

During the royal Serb-Croat-Slovene (Yugoslav) administration (1918-1941), the area was part of the Novi Sad County (1918-1922), Bačka Oblast (1922-1929), and Danube Banovina (1929-1941).

During the Hungarian-German Axis occupation (1941-1944), the area was included into Bács-Bodrog County. Since 1944, the area was part of autonomous Yugoslav Vojvodina (which was part of new socialist Yugoslav Serbia since 1945). The present-day districts of Serbia (including North Bačka District) were defined by the Government of Serbia's Enactment of 29 January 1992.

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.

Cities, towns and villages in the North Bačka District

Subotica	Bajmok Bački Vinogradi Bačko Dušanovo Bikovo Višnjevac Gornji Tavankut Donji Tavankut Đurđin Kelebija Ljutovo Mala Bosna Mišićevo Novi Žednik Palić Stari Žednik Hajdukovo Čantavir Šupljak

Bačka Topola	Bagremovo Bajša Bački Sokolac Bogaraš Gornja Rogatica Gunaroš Zobnatica Kavilo Karađorđevo Krivaja Mali Beograd Mićunovo Novo Orahovo Njegoševo Obornjača Tomislavci Panonija Pačir Pobeda Svetićevo Srednji Salaš Stara Moravica

Mali Iđoš	Lovćenac Feketić

*()** 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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