Kovačica
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| Kovačica Ковачица Kovačica |
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| Country | Serbia | ||
| District | South Banat | ||
| Settlements | 8 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Miroslav Krišan | ||
| Area [1] | |||
| - Municipality | 419 km² (161.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002 census)[2] | |||
| - Total | 6,764 | ||
| - Municipality | 27,890 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 26210 | ||
| Car plates | PA | ||
| Area code | +381 13 | ||
| Website: http://www.kovacica.org | |||
Kovačica (Serbian: Ковачица or Kovačica, Slovak: Kovačica, Hungarian: Antalfalva, Romanian: Covăciţa, German: Kowatschitza) is a town and municipality located in the South Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia. According to 2002 census, the town has a population of 6,764, while Kovačica municipality has 27,890 inhabitants. It is widely known by its naïve art.
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[edit] Inhabited places
Kovačica municipality includes the town of Kovačica and the following villages:
The municipality is divided into 8 local communities.
[edit] Ethnic groups (2002 census)
The ethnic groups in the Kovačica municipality are:
- Slovaks = 11,455 (41.07%)
- Serbs = 9,459 (33.91%)
- Hungarians = 2,935 (10.52%)
- Romanians = 1,950 (6.99%)
- Roma = 815 (2.92%)
- Yugoslavs = 349 (1.25%)
- Others.
Communities with Slovak majorities are: Kovačica (Slovak: Kovačica) and Padina (Slovak: Padina). Communities with Serb majorities are: Crepaja, Idvor, Putnikovo and Samoš. There is one community with a Hungarian majority: Debeljača (Hungarian: Torontálvásárhely), and one community with a Romanian majority: Uzdin (Romanian: Uzdin).
[edit] Geography
The town of Kovačica is located 27 km from Pančevo and 47 km from Belgrade. Kovačica lies in the wide Pannonian plain.
[edit] History
The town was founded in 1802, but there are records of small settlements dating from 1458.
[edit] Demographics
| Territory | Municipality of Kovačica | % | Banat |
| Area, km², 1999 | 419 | 4.26 | 9830 |
| Number of settlement, 1999 | 8 | 4.02 | 199 |
| Population by 1971 census | 33489 | 4.44 | 754403 |
| Population by 1981 census | 32798 | 4.33 | 758321 |
| Population by 1991 census | 30469 | 4.18 | 729564 |
| Total population age of 60 or more – by 1991 census | 6342 | 4.51 | 140723 |
| Total productive population by 1991 census | 18700 | 4.12 | 453859 |
| Total male productive population (age 15 to 64 ) by 1991 census | 10016 | 4.19 | 238937 |
| Total female productive population (age 15 to 59 ) by 1991 census | 8684 | 4.04 | 214922 |
| Share of agricultural population in total country population (%) by 1991 census | 28.7 | 56.83 | 50.5 |
| Share of agricultural population in active population in the country (%) by 1991 census | 32 | 49.92 | 64.1 |
| Number of households by 1991 census | 10235 | 4.15 | 246839 |
| Share of agricultural households in total number of households(%) by 1991 census | 62.1 | 48.21 | 128.8 |
| Increase in the population by year 2000 | -184 | 3.67 | -5009 |
| Total number of employed | 4232 | 2.52 | 168033 |
| Females in total number of employed (%) by year 2000 - annual average | 36.5 | 28.65 | 127.4 |
| Income per capita (din) by year 1999 | 15660 | 28.05 | 55837 |
| Income per capita (din) by year 2000 | 34548 | 27.95 | 123593 |
| Agricultural area (km²) by year 2001 - Individual agricultural households and other | 366.32 | 4.38 | 8360.14 |
| Forest area (km²) by year 2000 | 0.39 | 0.15 | 268.60 |
| Number of built apartments per 1000 citizens by year 2000 | 1.5 | 45.45 | 3.3 |
| Total road length (km), by year 2000 | 74 | 2.99 | 2477 |
| Phone subscribers, by year 2000 | 5779 | 3.27 | 176522 |
| Net salaries per employee – average January /December 2000 | 2412 | 30.29 | 7963 |
| Elementary schools 1999/2000 – end of a school year | 8 | 3.69 | 217 |
| High schools 1999/2000 – end of a school year | 1 | 2.17 | 46 |
| College 2000/2001 school year | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Universities 2000/2001 school year | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Graduated university students, 2000/2001 school year | 0 | 0 | 146 |
[edit] Sister cities
[edit] External links
- Official web site
- vytvarne umenie vojvodinskych Slovakov Slovak and English
- politika vojvodinskych Slovakov Serbian
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