Kanjiža
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| Location in Serbia | |
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| General Information | |
| District | North Banat |
| Land area | 399 km² |
| Population (2002 census) |
10,200 (town) 27,510 (municipality) |
| Settlements | 13 |
| Coordinates | |
| Area code | +381 24 |
| Car plates | KI |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) |
| Website | http://www.kanjiza.co.yu |
| Politics | |
| Mayor | Károly Körmöci |
Kanjiža (Serbian: Кањижа or Kanjiža; Hungarian: Magyarkanizsa) is a town and municipality in the North Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The Kanjiža town has a population of 10,193, while the Kanjiža municipality has 27,440 inhabitants.
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[edit] Geography
The territory of the municipality is bordered by the river Tisa and the Novi Kneževac Municipality in the east, the Municipality of Senta in the south, the Municipality of Subotica in the west and the border with Hungary in the north. The proximity to the border, to the free-way and the river Tisa makes it an important location.
[edit] Inhabited places
Kanjiža municipality includes the town of Kanjiža and 12 villages. The villages are:
- Adorjan (Hungarian: Adorján)
- Doline (Hungarian: Völgyes)
- Horgoš (Hungarian: Horgos)
- Male Pijace (Hungarian: Kispiac)
- Mali Pesak (Hungarian: Kishomok)
- Martonoš (Hungarian: Martonos)
- Novo Selo (Hungarian: Újfalu)
- Orom (Hungarian: Orom)
- Totovo Selo (Hungarian: Tóthfalu)
- Trešnjevac (Hungarian: Oromhegyes)
- Velebit
- Zimonić (Hungarian: Ilonafalu)
Note: For the inhabited places with Hungarian ethnic majority, the names are also given in Hungarian.
[edit] Demographics (2002 census)
[edit] Ethnic groups in the municipality
The population of the Kanjiža municipality is composed of:
- Hungarians = 23,802 (forming the absolute majority of 86.52%)
- Serbs = 2,037 (7.4%)
- Roma = 530 (1.92%)
- Others.
Most of the settlements in the municipality have Hungarian majorities except Velebit, which is predominantly Serb.
[edit] Ethnic groups in the town
The population of the Kanjiža town is composed of:
- Hungarians = 8,825 (86.52%)
- Serbs = 865 (8.48%)
- Others.
[edit] Economy
The economy of Kanjiža is a healthy one dominated by the Potisje-Tondach roof tile factory. Other successful firms are FIM Kanjiža, Keramika Kanjiža, various paprika refining firms, one of the best spa health centers in Serbia - "Banja Kanjiža", etc.
