Čoka
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| Location in Serbia | |
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| General Information | |
| District | North Banat |
| Land area | 321 km² |
| Population (2002 census) |
4,707 (town) 13,832 (municipality) |
| Settlements | 8 |
| Coordinates | |
| Area code | +381 230 |
| Car plates | KI |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) |
| Website | http://www.coka.co.yu/ |
| Politics | |
| Mayor | Predrag Mijić |
Čoka (Serbian: Čoka or Чока, Hungarian: Csóka) is a town and municipality in the North Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 4,720, while Čoka municipality has 13,835 inhabitants.
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[edit] Inhabited places
Čoka municipality includes the town of Čoka and seven villages. The villages are:
- Padej (Hungarian: Padé)
- Jazovo (Hungarian: Hódegyháza)
- Banatski Monoštor (Hungarian: Kanizsamonostor)
- Vrbica (Hungarian: Egyházaskér)
- Crna Bara (Hungarian: Feketetó)
- Sanad
- Ostojićevo
Note: For the inhabited places with absolute or relative Hungarian ethnic majority, the names are also given in Hungarian.
[edit] Ethnic groups (2002 census)
The population of the Čoka municipality:
- Hungarians = 7,133 (forming a majority of 51.56%)
- Serbs = 5,205 (37.63%)
- Roma = 337 (2.43%)
- Yugoslavs = 228 (1.64%)
- Slovaks = 201 (1.45%)
- Others.
Five local communities have a Hungarian majority: Čoka, Padej, Jazovo, Banatski Monoštor, and Vrbica. Crna Bara has a relative Hungarian majority. Sanad and Ostojićevo have Serb majorities, although the latter has over 20% Hungarians, while Čoka, Padej and Crna Bara have over 20% Serbs.
