Sečanj (Serbian Cyrillic: Сечањ, Hungarian: Torontálszécsány) is a town located in the Central Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022 census, the town itself had a population of 1,889, while the Sečanj municipality has 10,544 inhabitants.[1]
Sečanj
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Town and municipality | |
Coordinates: 45°22′00″N 20°46′21″E / 45.36667°N 20.77250°E | |
Country | Serbia |
Province | Vojvodina |
District | Central Banat |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nebojša Meljanac (SNS) |
Area | |
• Total | 523 km2 (201.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
• borough | 1,889 |
• Municipality | 10,544 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 23240 |
Area code | +381(0)23 |
Car plates | ZR |
Name
edit"Sečanj" is a Slavic name for the first month in the calendar year. The Serbian Ekavian variant of this name was eventually replaced with the Latin-derived "Januar", while the Croatian Ijekavian variant "Siječanj" remains in use in Croatia.
In Serbian and Croatian, the town is known as Sečanj (Сечањ), in Hungarian as Szécsány or Torontálszécsány, in German as Setschan or Petersheim, and in Romanian as Seceani.
Serbian, Hungarian, and Romanian language are officially used by municipal authorities.
Demographics
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1948 | 25,684 | — |
1953 | 26,110 | +0.33% |
1961 | 25,519 | −0.29% |
1971 | 21,938 | −1.50% |
1981 | 19,501 | −1.17% |
1991 | 18,438 | −0.56% |
2002 | 16,377 | −1.07% |
2011 | 13,267 | −2.31% |
2022 | 10,544 | −2.07% |
Source: [2] |
According to the 2011 census, the population of the municipality of Sečanj was 13,267 inhabitants.
Ethnic composition
editThe settlements with Serb ethnic majority are: Sečanj, Banatska Dubica, Boka, Jarkovac, Jaša Tomić, Krajišnik, and Sutjeska. The settlement with Hungarian ethnic majority is Busenje. Ethnically mixed settlements with relative Serb majority are: Konak, Neuzina and Šurjan.
Ethnic group | Population 2011[3] |
% |
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Serbs | 9,165 | 69.08% |
Hungarians | 1,691 | 12.75% |
Romani | 714 | 5.38% |
Romanians | 566 | 4.27% |
Croats | 113 | 0.85% |
Bulgarians | 87 | 0.66% |
Slovaks | 52 | 0.39% |
Yugoslavs | 50 | 0.38% |
Macedonians | 39 | 0.29% |
Germans | 39 | 0.29% |
Montenegrins | 24 | 0.18% |
Others | 727 | 5.48% |
Total | 13,267 |
Inhabited places
editThe Sečanj municipality includes also the following villages:
Twin towns – sister cities
edit- Azov, Russia (2018)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Census 2022 - excel table | ABOUT CENSUS". popis2022.stat.gov.rs. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 28 December 2016.