North Banat District

[[File:North banat02.png|thumb|275px|Map of North Banat District]] [[File:North banat ethnic2002.png|thumb|275px|Ethnic map of North Banat District]] '''North Banat District''' ({{lang-sr|Севернобанатски округ}}, ''Severnobanatski okrug'', {{lang-hu|Észak-bánsági körzet}}, {{lang-hr|Sjevernobanatski okrug}}, {{lang-sk|Severobanátsky okres}}, {{lang-ro|Districtul Banatul de Nord}}, [[Pannonian Rusyn language|Rusyn]]: ''Сивернобанатски окрух'') is a northern [[districts of Serbia|district]] of [[Serbia]]. It lies in the regions of [[Banat]] and [[Bačka]], in the autonomous province of [[Vojvodina]]. As of the 2002 census, the district has a population of 165,881. The seat of the district is [[Kikinda]]. ==Municipalities== The North Banat District comprises ''6 municipalities'' and ''50 local communities''. The municipalities are: *[[Kanjiža]] (Hungarian: ''Magyarkanizsa'') *[[Senta]] (Hungarian: ''Zenta'') *[[Ada, Serbia|Ada]] (Hungarian: ''Ada'') *[[Čoka]] (Hungarian: ''Csóka'') *[[Novi Kneževac]] *[[Kikinda]] Note: for municipalities with [[Hungarians|Hungarian]] ethnic majority, the names are also given in Hungarian. An interesting fact is that the first three municipalities enlisted (Kanjiža, Senta and Ada) are geographically, in fact, in the Bačka region since the natural border between Banat and Bačka is the river [[Tisa]]. ==Demographics== The district is ethnically mixed. Its population is composed of (Census 2002): *[[Hungarians]] = 78,551 (47.35%) *[[Serbs]] = 72,242 (43.55%) *[[Romani people|Roma]] = 3,944 (2.37%) *[[Yugoslavs]] = 3,018 (1.81%) *Others Languages spoken in the District (Census 2002): *[[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] = 79,779 (48.09%) *[[Serbian language|Serbian]] = 79,754 (48.08%) *[[Romani language|Romani]] = 3,240 (1.95%) *Other Municipalities with Serb ethnic majority are Kikinda (76.43%) and Novi Kneževac (59.53%), while municipalities with Hungarian ethnic majority are: Ada (76.64%), Čoka (51.56%), Kanjiža (86.52%), and Senta (80.51%). As for local communities, 30 have Hungarian majority, 19 have Serb majority, and 1 is ethnically mixed, with Hungarian relative majority. ==Culture== The first modern Serb [[printing]]-house was founded in Kikinda in 1878, to be followed a year later by the opening of the first [[library]]. This city is also reputable for its painters, including [[Teodor Ilic Cesljar|Teodor Ilić Češljar]], [[Nikola Aleksic|Nikola Aleksić]], [[Djura Pecic|Đura Pecić]], and [[Djura Jaksic|Đura Jakšić]], a painter and author. Kikinda was the scene of the region's first theatrical performance, given in [[German language|German]], in 1796. ==Economy== Kikinda is the center of the Serbian clay building materials production, as a seat of the IGM DD "[[Toza Marković]]" company, which is the oldest clay producer in [[Europe]]. The "Kikinda" foundry is the major Serbian producer and exporter of grinders. Also the "25 maj" factory of agricultural machines and equipment, and the "Electron" are the factories running production for both the local and foreign markets. ==See also== *[[District of Velika Kikinda]] {{North Banat District}} {{Okruzi}} Note: ''All official material made by Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken from [http://www.srbija.gov.rs/ official website]''. {{coord missing|Serbia}} {{commonscat|North Banat District}}