Okrug Zapadna Bačka
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State : | Serbia |
Area : | 2,420 km² |
Residents : | 187,581 (2011) |
Capital : | Sombor |
Zapadna Backa or Western Backa ( serb. Zapadno-Bački okrug or Западно-Бачки округ , Hungarian. Nyugat-Bácskai körzet , slowak. Západnobáčsky okres , kroat. Zapadnobački okrug , rum. Districtul Backa de Vest ) is a Serbian administrative district in the western part of the Vojvodina . It borders Croatia to the west and Hungary to the north . The administrative seat is the city of Sombor .
population
According to the 2011 census, this district has 187,581 inhabitants.
At the 2002 census, the Serbs made up the majority of the population (62%), other ethnic groups were Magyars , Bunjewatzen , Croats , Russians , Slovaks , Montenegrins and others.
structure
The okrug includes the following opštine (municipalities):
Culture and economy
Sombor is a city with a rich cultural tradition. The Roman Catholic Church, the Franciscan Monastery from the 18th century , the Perish House from the early 19th century , the large and small Orthodox Church in Stapar are monuments that bear witness to the long history of this city.
Nowadays, Sombor has an area of 1,000 km² of agricultural land, so agriculture plays an important role in this district, as does livestock.
The economic focus of the district is on metal processing (Bane) , the Sombor battery factory, the Zrvena Zastava car factory , the Dunav shipyard and the food industry ( Sunce and Somboled ).
The district is also developed through inland waterways of the Danube-Tisza-Danube canal system, especially the Great Batschka Canal .
Largest localities
(Status: 2002 census)
local community | Serbian Cyrillic Notation |
Residents |
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Sombor | Сомбор | 50,950 |
Apatin | Апатин | 19,289 |
Kula | Кула | 19,293 |
Crvenka | Црвенка | 10.153 |
Odžaci | Оџаци | 9,832 |
Sivac | Сивац | 8,987 |
Kljajićevo | Кљајићево | 6.004 |
Bezdan | Бездан | 5,263 |
Ruski Krstur | Руски Крстур | 5,196 |
Sonta | Сонта | 4,994 |
Karavukovo | Каравуково | 4,990 |
Stanisic | Станишић | 4,799 |
Prigrevica | Пригревица | 4,786 |
Čonoplja | Чонопља | 4,377 |
Ratkovo | Ратково | 4.110 |