Central Banat District
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| Capital | Zrenjanin |
| Area – Total – % water | ? n/a |
| Population – Total – Density | 208,456 (2002) ? |
| Ethnic groups (2002) | Serbs: 72.33% Hungarians: 13.35% Roma: 2.72% Romanians: 2.47% Yugoslavs: 1.8% Slovaks: 1.19% |
| Commissioner | ? |
| Time zone | UTC +1 |
Central Banat District (Serbian: Srednjebanatski okrug or Средњебанатски округ, Croatian: Srednjebanatski okrug, Hungarian: Közép Bánsági Körzet, Slovak: Sredobanátsky okres, Romanian: Districtul Banatul de Central, Rusyn: Стредобанатски окрух) is a northeastern district of Serbia. It lies in the region of Banat, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It has a population of 208,456 (2002). Seat of the District is in the city of Zrenjanin.
Municipalities
It encompasses the municipalities of:
Demographics
According to the last census (2002) in this district live:
- Serbs = 150,794 (72.33%)
- Hungarians = 27,842 (13.35%)
- Roma = 5,682 (2.72%)
- Romanians = 5,156 (2.47%)
- Yugoslavs = 3,759 (1.8%)
- Slovaks = 2,495 (1.19%)
- Others
Churches
There are many buildings that stand out by their beauty: the Orthodox Church of Assumption from 1746, the Roman-Catholic Cathedral from 1868 and the Reformatory Church from 1891.
Economy
Economy of Zrenjanin is diverse: industry, agriculture, forestry, building industry, and transport.
The leading branch is the food-processing industry, integrated under the "Servo Mihalj" Industrial - Agricultural Combine.
Other major representatives of the Zrenjanin economy are: the DD "ZIP" brewery, the DD "Luxol" chemical industry and the "Žarko Zrenjanin" furniture factory.
External links
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