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Sečanj (Serbian Cyrillic: Сечањ, Hungarian: Torontálszécsány) is a town located in the Central Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town itself has a population of 2,373, while the Sečanj municipality has 13,267 inhabitants.
Sečanj
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Town and municipality | |
 The new Orthodox Church | |
 Location of Sečanj within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′00″N 20°46′21″E | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province | Vojvodina |
| District | Central Banat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Predrag Rađenović (SNS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 523 km2 (201.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • borough | 2,373 |
| • Municipality | 13,267 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 23240 |
| Area code | +381(0)23 |
| Car plates | ZR |
Name
"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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Source: [1] | ||
According to the 2011 census, the population of the municipality of Sečanj was 13,267 inhabitants.
Ethnic composition
The 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[2] |
% |
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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
The Sečanj municipality includes also the following villages:
- Jaša Tomić
- Banatska Dubica
- Boka
- Busenje (Hungarian: Káptalanfalva)
- Jarkovac
- Konak
- Krajišnik
- Neuzina
- Sutjeska
- Šurjan
Twin towns – sister cities
Azov, Russia (2018)
See also
- List of cities in Serbia
- List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
References
- "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.
External links
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На других языках
[de] Sečanj
Sečanj (serbisch-kyrillisch Сечањ, ungarisch Szécsány, deutsch Setschan oder Petersheim) ist ein Ort in der Provinz Vojvodina in Serbien mit ca. 2.600 Einwohnern. Der Ort ist Sitz der gleichnamigen Gemeinde, Opština Sečanj mit etwa 16.300 Einwohnern. Er liegt am rechten Ufer der Temesch. Der wichtigste Wirtschaftszweig ist die Landwirtschaft.- [en] Sečanj
[ru] Сечань
Сечань (серб. Сечањ, Sečanj) ― город в Сербии, административный центр общины Сечань Средне-Банатского округа. Население ― 2 107 человек (по данным переписи 2011 года).Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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