South Banat District
District of Serbia
The South Banat District (Serbian: Јужнобанатски округ, romanized: Južnobanatski okrug, pronounced [jûʒnobǎnaːtskiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It lies in the geographical region of Banat. According to the 2022 census, the South Banat District has a population of 260,244 inhabitants. The administrative center of the district is the city of Pančevo.
Cities and municipalities
The South Banat District encompasses the territories of two cities and six municipalities:
Pančevo (city)
Vršac (city)
Alibunar (municipality)
Bela Crkva (municipality)
Kovačica (municipality)
Kovin (municipality)
Opovo (municipality)
Plandište (municipality)
Demographics
Cities and towns
There are three towns with over 10,000 inhabitants:
Pančevo: 73,401
Vršac: 31,946
Kovin: 11,623
Ethnic structure
Most of the municipalities in the district have Serb ethnic majority, only the municipality of Kovačica has a relative Slovak ethnic majority (41%).
See also
Administrative districts of Serbia
Administrative divisions of Serbia
Temes County and Torontál County
References
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