South Bačka District
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South Bačka District Južnobački okrug Јужнобачки округ |
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| District of Serbia | |
 Location of the South Bačka District within Serbia |
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| Country |
 Serbia
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| Province | Vojvodina |
| Administrative center | Novi Sad |
| Government | |
| • Commissioner | Milan Novaković |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,016 km2 (1,551 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 615,371 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | RS-04 |
| Municipalities | 11 and 1 city |
| Settlements | 77 |
| - Cities and towns | 16 |
| - Villages | 61 |
| Website | juznobacki |
The South Bačka District (Serbian: Јужнобачки округ, Južnobački okrug) is one of seven administrative districts of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Geographically it lies in the southern part of Bačka and northern part of Syrmia. According to the 2011 census results, it has a population of 615,371 inhabitants. The administrative center of the district is the city of Novi Sad, which is also the capital and the largest city of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.
In Serbian, the district is known as Južnobački okrug (Јужнобачки округ), or in official documents, the name may also be spellt Južno-Bački okrug (Јужно-Бачки округ). In Croatian it is known as Južnobački okrug; in Hungarian as Dél-bácskai körzet; in Slovak as Juhobáčsky okres; in Romanian as Districtul Bacica de Sud and in Rusyn, a Cyrillic-based script: Јужнобачки округ.
In the 9th century, the area was ruled by the Bulgarian-Slavic duke Salan. From 11th to 16th century, during the administration of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary, the area was mostly part of the Bacsensis County, with small northern parts of it in the Bodrogiensis County and Csongradiensis County. In 1526-27, the area was ruled by the independent Serb ruler, emperor Jovan Nenad, while during Ottoman administration (16th-17th century), it was part of the Sanjak of Segedin.
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