The West Bačka District (, ) is one of administrative districts of

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. It lies in the geographical region of Bačka. According to the 2022 census, West Bačka District has a population of 154,491 inhabitants. The administrative seat of the district is the city of

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History

In the 9th century, the area was ruled by the Bulgarian- Slavic duke Salan. From 11th to 16th century, during the administration of the medieval

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, the area was divided between the Bodrogiensis County, Bacsensis County, and Csongradiensis County. In 1526–1527, the area was ruled by the independent Serb ruler, emperor Jovan Nenad, while during Ottoman administration (16th-17th century), it was part of the Sanjak of Segedin. During Habsburg administration (18th century), the area was divided between the Batsch County, Bodrog County and the Military Frontier. The two counties were joined into single Batsch-Bodrog County in the 18th century. Since the abolishment of the Theiß- Marosch section of the Military Frontier in 1751, part of that territory was also included into Batsch-Bodrog County. In the 1850s, the area was mostly part of the

District, with some parts in the

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District. After 1860, the area was again included into Batsch-Bodrog County. During the royal Serb-Croat-Slovene ( Yugoslav) administration (1918–1941), the area was part of the

County (1918–1922), Bačka Oblast (1922–1929), and Danube Banovina (1929–1941). During the Hungarian- German

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occupation (1941–1944), the area was included into Bács-Bodrog County. Since 1944, the area was part of autonomous Yugoslav

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...

(which was part of newly established

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since 1945). The present-day administrative districts of Serbia (including West Bačka District) were established in 1992 by the decree of the Government of Serbia.

Cities and municipalities

West Bačka District encompasses the territories of one city and three municipalities: *

(city) *

Apatin Apatin ( sr-Cyrl, Апатин, , ) is a town and municipality located in the West Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022 census, the population of the town is 14,613, while the municipality has 23,155 inhabita ...

(municipality) * Kula (municipality) * Odžaci (municipality)

Demographics

Towns

There are three towns with over 10,000 inhabitants. *

: 41,814 * Kula: 14,873 *

: 14,613

Ethnic structure

References

*Note: ''All official material made available by the Government of Serbia is public by law. Information was taken fro
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External links

* {{Authority control Geography of Vojvodina * Districts of Vojvodina