Sečanj

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Name

"Sečanj" is a Slavic name for the first month in the calendar year. The Serbian Ekavian variant of this name was eventually replaced with the Latin-derived "Januar", while the Croatian Ijekavian variant "Siječanj" remains in use in Croatia.

In Serbian and Croatian, the town is known as Sečanj (Сечањ), in Hungarian as Szécsány or Torontálszécsány, in German as Setschan or Petersheim, and in Romanian as Seceani.

Serbian, Hungarian, and Romanian language are officially used by municipal authorities.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 census, the population of the municipality of Sečanj was 13,267 inhabitants.

Ethnic composition

The settlements with Serb ethnic majority are: Sečanj, Banatska Dubica, Boka, Jarkovac, Jaša Tomić, Krajišnik, and Sutjeska. The settlement with Hungarian ethnic majority is Busenje. Ethnically mixed settlements with relative Serb majority are: Konak, Neuzina and Šurjan.

Ethnic group Population
2011[2]
%
Serbs 9,165 69.08%
Hungarians 1,691 12.75%
Romani 714 5.38%
Romanians 566 4.27%
Croats 113 0.85%
Bulgarians 87 0.66%
Slovaks 52 0.39%
Yugoslavs 50 0.38%
Macedonians 39 0.29%
Germans 39 0.29%
Montenegrins 24 0.18%
Others 727 5.48%
Total 13,267

Inhabited places

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Map of Sečanj municipality

The Sečanj municipality includes also the following villages:

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TORONTÁL-SZÉCSAN

Twin towns – sister cities

See also

References

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External links

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