Botoš
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Ботош Botoš Bótos Boka |
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 The Serbian Orthodox Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary |
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| State : | Serbia | ||||
| Province : | Vojvodina | ||||
| Okrug : |
Srednji Banat |
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| Opština : | Zrenjanin | ||||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 19 ' N , 20 ° 38' E | ||||
| Height : | 68 m. i. J. | ||||
| Area : | 68.2 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 2,148 (2002) | ||||
| Population density : | 31 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+381) 023 | ||||
| Postal code : | 23243 | ||||
| License plate : | ZR | ||||
Botoš ( Serbian - Cyrillic Ботош , Hungarian Bótos , German Botosch , Romanian Boka ) is a place in the Serbian Banat and belongs to the Opština Zrenjanin .
Demographics
According to a census from 2002, a total of 1698 people of legal age in 750 households live in Botoš . The average age of the residents is 40.9 years (38.4 for the male and 43.5 for the female population ). The village has a Serb majority and has a steadily decreasing population .
| Population development | |
| year | Residents |
| 1948 | 3019 |
| 1953 | 3198 |
| 1961 | 3305 |
| 1971 | 2820 |
| 1981 | 2569 |
| 1991 | 2349 |
| 2002 | 2148 |
religion
There are two Serbian Orthodox churches in Botoš . The smaller church dedicated to the birth of St. John the Baptist, an unknown date of construction. The church is popularly called Namastir . And the larger Church of the Birth of Mary, built from 1780 to 1783. The churches belong to the Deanery Sečanj of the Banat Eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church.