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Pancsova

Pančevo
Панчево
City
City of Pančevo
Znamenitosti Pančeva.jpg
Flag of Pančevo
Flag
Coat of arms of Pančevo
Coat of arms
Location of city of Pančevo within Serbia
Location of city of Pančevo within Serbia
Coordinates: 44°52′14″N 20°38′25″E / 44.87056°N 20.64028°E / 44.87056; 20.64028Coordinates: 44°52′14″N 20°38′25″E / 44.87056°N 20.64028°E / 44.87056; 20.64028
Country  Serbia
Province Vojvodina
District South Banat
Government
 • Mayor Saša Pavlov (SNS)
Area rank 29th
 • Administrative 755,57 km2 (29,173 sq mi)
Elevation 77 m (253 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Urban 76,203
 • Rank 9th
 • Density 512/km2 (1,330/sq mi)
 • Metro 123,414
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 26000
Area code(s) +381(0)13
ISO 3166 code SRB
Car plates PA
Website www.pancevo.rs

Pančevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Панчево, pronounced [pâːnt͡ʃe̞v̞ɔ̝], Hungarian: Pancsova, Romanian: Panciova, Slovak: Pánčevo) is a city and the administrative center of the South Banat District in autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia.

Pančevo is the fourth largest city in Vojvodina by population. According to results of the 2011 census, a total of 76,203 inhabitants live in the urban area, while the city administrative area of Pančevo has 123,414 inhabitants.

In Serbian and Macedonian, the town is known as Pančevo (Панчево), in Hungarian as Pancsova, in Slovak as Pánčevo, in Romanian as Panciova and in German as Pantschowa. The place name is probably derived from an old Slavonic term and meant location of marsh.

Pančevo is located on flat plains at 44°52′14″N 20°38′25″E / 44.87056°N 20.64028°E / 44.87056; 20.64028, approximately 17 km NE of Pančevo bridge to Belgrade and 43 km NW of Smederevo. The altitude above sea level is 77 meters. The southern city quarters are located on the bank of the Danube, the western quarters on the bank of Tamiš. The town is located nearby the wetland Pančevački Rit in the southern part of the geographical region of Banat. The river islands Forkontumac, Čakljanac and the resort Bela Stena are the southernmost part of the urban area.


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