South Bačka District
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| Capital | Novi Sad |
| Area – Total – % water | ? n/a |
| Population – Total – Density | 593,666 (2002) ? |
| Ethnic groups (2002) | Serbs: 69.06% Hungarians: 9.28% Slovaks: 4.65% Montenegrins: 2.92% Yugoslavs: 2.68% Croats: 2.02% Rusyns: 1.25% Roma: 1.01% |
| Commissioner | ? |
| Time zone | UTC +1 |
South Bačka District (Serbian: Južnobački okrug or Јужнобачки округ, Croatian: Južnobački okrug, Hungarian: Dél Bácskai Körzet, Slovak: Juhobáčsky okres, Rusyn: Јужнобачки окрух, Romanian: Districtul Backa de Sud) is a northern district of Serbia. It lies in the region of Bačka, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It has a population of about 593,000. The main city in the district is Novi Sad, the capital and the largest city of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.
Municipalities
District is divided into 11 municipalities and City of Novi Sad, which is divided into two municipalities.
The municipalities are:
- Srbobran
- Bač
- Bečej (Hungarian: Óbecse)
- Vrbas
- Bačka Palanka
- Bački Petrovac (Slovak: Báčsky Petrovec)
- Žabalj
- Titel
- Temerin
- Beočin
- Sremski Karlovci
Ethnic groups
District population is composed of:
- Serbs (69.06%),
- Hungarians (9.28%),
- Slovaks (4.65%),
- Montenegrins (2.92%),
- Yugoslavs (2.68%),
- Croats (2.02%),
- Rusyns (1.25%),
- Roma (1.01%),
- Others.
One municipality in the district has a Slovak majority: Bački Petrovac or Báčsky Petrovec in Slovak (66%), and 3 are mixed: Vrbas, with relative Serb majority (48%), Bač, with relative Serb majority (46%) and Bečej or Óbecse in Hungarian, with relative Hungarian majority (49%).
Culture
The first Serbian primary school was founded in Bečej in 1703, while the first grammar school was established in Sremski Karlovci in 1791.
Novi Sad is home to the oldest cultural and scientific institution of the Serbian people - the Matica Srpska, which was founded in 1826 in Budapest, and transferred to Novi Sad in 1864. The Serbian National Theatre was founded in Novi Sad in 1861.
Economy
Within the district the following industries prevail: chemical, oil, machines, tools and electrical porcelain, textile, food, and construction industry.
External links
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