Bavanište (Serbian Cyrillic: Баваниште) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kovin municipality, in the South Banat District of Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (89.37%) and its population numbers 6,106 people (2002 census).
Bavanište
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| Coordinates: 44°49′05″N 20°52′20″E / 44.81806°N 20.87222°E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Province | Vojvodina |
| District | South Banat |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Bavanište | 6,106 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26222 |
| Area code | +381(0)13 |
| Car plates | KO |
Name edit
In Serbian the village is known as Bavanište (Баваниште), in Romanian as Bavaniște, in Hungarian as Homokbálványos, and in German as Bawanischte.
Historical population edit
- 1948: 5,805
- 1953: 6,066
- 1961: 6,133
- 1971: 6,322
- 1981: 6,412
- 1991: 6,517
Major ethnic groups edit
| Year | Total | Serbs | Romani | Macedonians | Yugoslavs | Hungarians | Romanians | Croats | Rest |
| 1991 | 6,517 | 87.32% | 6.82% | 0.87% | 1.93% | 0.75% | 0.29% | 0.38% | 1.64% |
| 2002 | 6,106 | 89.37% | 6.73% | 0.58% | 0.26% | 0.60% | 0.26% | 0.613% | 2.03% |
See also edit
References edit
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links edit
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