Okrug Zapadna Bačka

Zapadnobački okrug
Situation in Serbia
State :	Serbia
Area :	2,420 km²
Residents :	187,581 (2011)
Capital :	Sombor
The four opštine of the okrug Zapadna Bačka

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):

Sombor (Hungarian Zombor )
Apatin
Odžaci (Hungarian Hódság )
Kula (Hungarian Kúla )

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
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

Web links

Zapadna Bačka District website