Central Banat District

The Central Banat District (Serbian: Средњобанатски округ, romanized: Srednjobanatski okrug, pronounced [srêdɲoːbǎnaːtskiː ôkruːɡ]) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It lies in the geographical region of Banat. According to the 2022 census, the Central Banat District has a population of 157,711 inhabitants. The administrative center is the city of Zrenjanin.

Central Banat District Средњoбанатски округ
Administrative district of Serbia
Images from the Central Banat District
Location of district in Serbia
Coordinates: 45°22′N 20°23′E
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
Administrative center	Zrenjanin
Government
• Commissioner	Predrag Rađenović
Area
• Total	3,256 km2 (1,257 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	157,711
• Density	48/km2 (130/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

Cities and municipalities

The Central Banat District encompasses the territories of one city and four municipalities:

• Zrenjanin (city)
• Novi Bečej (municipality)
• Nova Crnja (municipality)
• Sečanj (municipality)
• Žitište (municipality)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1948	218,821	—
1953	221,667	+1.3%
1961	229,812	+3.7%
1971	231,486	+0.7%
1981	230,962	−0.2%
1991	221,353	−4.2%
2002	208,456	−5.8%
2011	187,667	−10.0%
2022	157,711	−16.0%
Source: [1]

Towns

There are two towns with over 10,000 inhabitants.

• Zrenjanin: 67,129
• Novi Bečej: 10,967

Ethnic structure

Ethnicity	Population[2]	Percentage
Serbs	115,815	73.4%
Hungarians	15,765	10%
Roma	5,959	3.7%
Romanians	3,264	2%
Slovaks	1,597	1%
Others	4,618	2.9%
Undeclared/Unknown	10,693	6.8%

See also

• Administrative districts of Serbia
• Administrative divisions of Serbia
• Torontál County