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Central Banat District

Central Banat District
Srednjobanatski okrug
Средњобанатски округ
District of Serbia
Location of the Central Banat District within Serbia
Location of the Central Banat District within Serbia
Country  Serbia
Province Vojvodina
Administrative center Zrenjanin
Government
 • Commissioner Dušan Šijan
Area
 • Total 3,256 km2 (1,257 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 187,667
 • Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code RS-02
Municipalities 4 and 1 city
Settlements 55
- Cities and towns 4
- Villages 51
Website www.srednjobanatski.okrug.gov.rs

The Central Banat District (Serbian: Средњобанатски округ, Srednjobanatski okrug) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It lies in the geographical region of Banat. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 186,851 inhabitants. The administrative center is the city of Zrenjanin.

In Serbian, the district is known as Srednjobanatski okrug or Средњобанатски округ, in Croatian as Srednjobanatski okrug, in Hungarian as Közép-bánsági körzet, in Slovak as Sredobanátsky okres, in Romanian as Districtul Banatul Central, and in Rusyn as Стредобанатски окрух.

It encompasses the municipalities of:

According to the last official census done in 2011, the Central Banat District has 187,667 inhabitants.

Ethnic composition of the Central Banat district:

There are many buildings that stand out by their beauty: the Orthodox Church of Assumption from 1746, the Roman Catholic Church in Arač from 13th century and the Roman Catholic Cathedral from 1868 and the Reformatory Church from 1891.

Economy of Zrenjanin is diverse: industry, agriculture, forestry, building industry, and transport.

The leading branch is the food-processing industry, integrated under the "Servo Mihalj" Industrial - Agricultural Combine.

Other major representatives of the Zrenjanin economy are: the DD "ZIP" brewery, the DD "Luxol" chemical industry and sugar factory.


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