South Banat District
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South Banat District (Serbian: Južnobanatski okrug or Јужнобанатски округ, Croatian: Južnobanatski okrug, Hungarian: Dél Bánsági Körzet, Slovak: Juhobanátsky okres, Romanian: Districtul Banatul de Sud, Rusin: Јужнобанатски окрух) is a northeastern district of Serbia with the seat of the district in Pančevo. It lies in the region of Banat, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It has a population of 313,937 (2002).
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Municipalities
It encompasses the following municipalities:
Ethnic groups
The major ethnic groups (2002) are:
- Serbs: 220.641 (70,2%)
- Romanians: 21.618 (6,9%)
- Hungarians: 15.444 (4,9%)
- Slovaks: 15.212 (4,8%)
The municipality of Kovačica has a relative Slovak majority (41%).
Culture
Pančevo is distinguished for its numerous cultural institutions: the National Library 'Veljko Vlahović', the Historic Archives, and the Institute for Protection of Culture Monuments.
The most remarkable cultural monuments of this region are: The Vojlovica Monastery, built in 1405, the Church of Assumption and the Church of Transfiguration built in 1811 and the National Museum, built in 1833.
Economy
In this modern, industrial region stand out the Pančevo Oil Refinery, the Azotara Fertilizers Plants, and the Pančevo Petrochemistry.
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