Sečanj
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::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sečanj |
| native_name | sr-Cyrl |
| | <ref name | "Statut" ro | | image_skyline | Sečanj_Orthodox_church.jpg | | image_caption | The new Orthodox Church | | image_shield | COA Sečanj.jpg | | image_map | Municipalities of Serbia Sečanj.png | | map_caption | Location of Sečanj within Serbia | | settlement_type | Town and municipality | | subdivision_type | Country | | subdivision_name | Serbia | | subdivision_type1 | Province | | subdivision_name1 | Vojvodina | | subdivision_type2 | District | | subdivision_name2 | Central Banat | | subdivision_type3 | Municipalities | | leader_title | Mayor | | leader_party | SNS | | leader_name | Nebojša Meljanac | | area_total_sq_mi | 201.9 | | population_as_of | 2022 | | population_blank1_title | borough | | population_blank2_title | Municipality | | population_blank1 | 1889 | | population_blank2 | 10544 | | timezone | CET | | utc_offset | +1 | | timezone_DST | CEST | | utc_offset_DST | +2 | | coordinates | | | elevation_m | 77 | | postal_code_type | Postal code | | postal_code | 23240 | | area_code | +381(0)23 | | blank_name | Car plates | | blank_info | ZR | | blank_name_sec1 | Official languages | | blank_info_sec1 | Serbian together with Hungarian and Romanian | ::
| name = Sečanj | native_name = sr-Cyrl
hu ro | other_name = | image_skyline = Sečanj_Orthodox_church.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = The new Orthodox Church | image_flag = | image_shield = COA Sečanj.jpg | image_map = Municipalities of Serbia Sečanj.png | mapsize = | map_caption = Location of Sečanj within Serbia | settlement_type = Town and municipality | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Serbia | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Vojvodina | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Central Banat | subdivision_type3 = Municipalities | subdivision_name3 = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_party = SNS | leader_name = Nebojša Meljanac | population_demonym = | established_title = | established_date = | established_title1 = | established_date1 = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | area_magnitude = | area_total_sq_mi = 201.9 | population_as_of = 2022 | population_footnotes = | population_density_sq_mi = | population_blank1_title = borough | population_blank2_title = Municipality | population_blank1 = 1889 | population_blank2 = 10544 | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | coordinates = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 77 | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 23240 | area_code = +381(0)23 | website = | blank_name = Car plates | blank_info = ZR | blank_name_sec1 = Official languages | blank_info_sec1 = Serbian together with Hungarian and Romanian Sečanj (Сечањ, ) is a town located in the Central Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022 census, the town itself had a population of 1,889, while the Sečanj municipality has 10,544 inhabitants.
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
| type = | percentages = pagr |1948|25684 |1953|26110 |1961|25519 |1971|21938 |1981|19501 |1991|18438 |2002|16377 |2011|13267 | source = |2022|10544}}
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. ::data[format=table] | Ethnic group | Population 2011 | % | |---|---|---| | 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
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Secanj_mun.png" caption="Map of Sečanj municipality"] ::
The Sečanj municipality includes also the following villages:
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/1871_Torontal_5kr_Serbia.jpg" caption="''TORONTÁL-SZÉCSAN''"] ::
Twin towns – sister cities
- RU Azov, Russia (2018)
References
References
- "Статут општине Сечањ". Municipality of Sečanj.
- "Census 2022 - excel table {{!}} ABOUT CENSUS".
- "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia". Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia.
- "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији". Republički zavod za statistiku.
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