Sečanj

Sečanj (Serbian Cyrillic: Сечањ, Hungarian: Torontálszécsány) is a town located in the Central Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town itself has a population of 2,373, while the Sečanj municipality has 13,267 inhabitants.

Sečanj
Сечањ (Serbian)
Torontálszécsány (Hungarian)
Town and municipality
The new Orthodox Church
The new Orthodox Church
Location of Sečanj within Serbia
Location of Sečanj within Serbia
Coordinates: 45°22′00″N 20°46′21″E
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
DistrictCentral Banat
Government
 • MayorPredrag Rađenović (SNS)
Area
 • Total523 km2 (201.9 sq mi)
Elevation
77 m (253 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • borough
2,373
 • Municipality
13,267
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23240
Area code+381(0)23
Car platesZR

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
See also: Danube Swabians, Serbs in Vojvodina, Hungarians in Vojvodina, Romani people of Vojvodina, and List of Hungarian communities in Vojvodina
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
194825,684—    
195326,110+0.33%
196125,519−0.29%
197121,938−1.50%
198119,501−1.17%
199118,438−0.56%
200216,377−1.07%
201113,267−2.31%
Source: [1]

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.

Ethnic group Population
2011[2]		 %
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
Map of Sečanj municipality

The Sečanj municipality includes also the following villages:

TORONTÁL-SZÉCSAN

Twin towns – sister cities
  • Russia Azov, Russia (2018)

See also

References
  1. "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. "Попис становништва, домаћинстава и станова 2011. у Републици Србији" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Republički zavod za statistiku. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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