Kanjiža

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Kanjiža Кањижа Magyarkanizsa
Location of Kanjiža within Serbia
Coordinates: 46°04′N 20°03′E / 46.067, 20.05
Country	Serbia
District	North Banat
Settlements	13
Government
- Mayor	Károly Körmöci
Area [1]
- Municipality	399 km² (154.1 sq mi)
Population (2002 census)[2]
- Total	10,200
- Municipality	27,510
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	24420
Car plates	KI
Area code	+381 24
Website: http://www.kanjiza.co.yu

Main street and the Catholic Church

Kanjiža (Serbian: Кањижа or Kanjiža; Hungarian: Magyarkanizsa or Kanizsa) 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.

[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 (86.52%)
• Serbs = 2,037 (7.4%)
• Roma = 530 (1.92%)
• Others.

All of the settlements in the municipality have Hungarian majorities except Velebit, which is predominantly Serbian.

[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.

[edit] External links

• The official website of the municipality
• Center for Information and Development of the municipality

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