Melenci
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Меленци Melenci Melence |
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 The Orthodox Church in Melenci |
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| State : | Serbia | ||||
| Province : | Vojvodina | ||||
| Okrug : |
Srednji Banat |
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| Opština : | Zrenjanin | ||||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 30 ′ N , 20 ° 19 ′ E | ||||
| Height : | 82 m. i. J. | ||||
| Area : | 162 km² | ||||
| Residents : | 6,737 (2002) | ||||
| Population density : | 42 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Telephone code : | (+381) 023 | ||||
| Postal code : | 23 269 23 270 |
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| License plate : | ZR | ||||
Melenci ( Serbian - Cyrillic Меленци , Hungarian Melence , German Melenze ) is a place in the Serbian Banat and belongs to the administrative area of the city of Zrenjanin .
Demographics
According to a census from 2002, a total of 5383 people of legal age in 2269 households live in Melenci . The average age of the residents is 40 years (38.4 for the male and 41.6 for the female population ). The village has a Serb majority and has a steadily decreasing population .
| Population development | |
| year | Residents |
| 1948 | 8447 |
| 1953 | 8363 |
| 1961 | 8254 |
| 1971 | 8008 |
| 1981 | 7685 |
| 1991 | 7134 |
| 2002 | 6737 |