Kanjiža | |
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Town andmunicipality | |
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 Location of Kanjiža within Serbia | |
| Coordinates:46°04′N20°03′E / 46.067°N 20.050°E /46.067; 20.050 | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| District | North Banat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Róbert Fejsztámer (SVM) |
| Area | |
• Total | 400 km2 (154 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 20,141 |
| • Administrative | 8,067 |
| Demonym(s) | Kanjiža, (sr) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 24420 |
| Area code | +381(0)24 |
| Official languages | Serbian together withHunagrian[1] |
| Website | http://www.kanjiza.rs |
Kanjiža (Serbian Cyrillic:Кањижа, pronounced[kǎɲiʒa]) formerlyStara Kanjiža (Serbian Cyrillic:Стара Кањижа;Yiddish:קניזשא;Hungarian:Magyarkanizsa, formerlyKanizsa) is a town and municipality located in theNorth Banat District of the autonomous province ofVojvodina,Serbia. Kanjiža town has a population of 8,067, while the Kanjiža municipality has 20,141 inhabitants (2022 census).
Although it belongs to the North Banat District, the territory of Kanjiža municipality is actually located in the region ofBačka. The territory of the municipality is bordered by the riverTisa and theNovi Kneževac Municipality in the east, the Municipality ofSenta in the south, the Municipality ofSubotica in the west, and the border withHungary in the north. Its proximity to the border, the free-way, and the river Tisa makes it an important location.
The town was mentioned in theGesta Hungarorum chronicle under the nameKenesna, and, according to the chronicle, it belonged to the duchy of Bulgarian dukeSalan who ruled fromTitel in the 9th century.[3] In the first written documents after the Hungarian conquest of Central Europe, the town is mentioned asCnesa orKenesna. This name came from theSlavic wordknez 'prince'. In 1335, it was mentioned asVilla Canysa.[4]
In the first half of the 16th century, the town was administered by theEastern Hungarian Kingdom, until 1552 when it was administered by theOttoman Empire (Sanjak of Çanad).
From 1686 to 1918, the town was administered by theHabsburg monarchy. Initially, it was part of the HabsburgMilitary Frontier, but was placed under civil administration in 1751. In the beginning of Ottoman administration, the local Hungarian population left this area. During the Ottoman period[4] and also during the first decades of Habsburg administration, the town was mainly populated by ethnicSerbs. Hungarian colonists from the northern counties of the Kingdom of Hungary started to settle here in 1753, and they became the dominant ethnic group in the town.[5] Since 1918, the town has been part ofSerbia and subsequentYugoslav states of which Serbia was a part.
The municipality of Kanjiža includes the town and 12 villages:
Note: For the inhabited places with Hungarian ethnic majority, the names are also given in italics in Hungarian.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1948 | 36,334 | — |
| 1953 | 35,590 | −0.41% |
| 1961 | 34,960 | −0.22% |
| 1971 | 33,817 | −0.33% |
| 1981 | 32,709 | −0.33% |
| 1991 | 30,668 | −0.64% |
| 2002 | 27,510 | −0.98% |
| 2011 | 25,343 | −0.91% |
| 2022 | 20,141 | −2.07% |
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According to the 2022 census results, the municipality of Kanjiža had a population of 20,141.
Almost all of the settlements in the municipality have Hungarian majorities, except Velebit, which is predominantly Serbian.
The ethnic composition of the municipality:[7]
| Ethnic group | Population | % |
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| Hungarians | 21,576 | 85.1% |
| Serbs | 1,830 | 7.2% |
| Roma | 596 | 2.3% |
| Romanians | 268 | 1% |
| Albanians | 79 | 0.3% |
| Croats | 67 | 0.2% |
| Yugoslavs | 51 | 0.2% |
| Bunjevci | 33 | 0.1% |
| Others | 843 | 3.3% |
| Total | 25,343 |
The economy of Kanjiža is dominated by the Potisje-Tondach roof tile factory. Other firms are FIM Kanjiža, Keramika Kanjiža, various paprika refining firms, and the "Banja Kanjiža" spa health center.
The following table gives a preview of the total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[8]
| Activity | Total |
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| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 158 |
| Mining and quarrying | 24 |
| Manufacturing | 1,676 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 32 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 48 |
| Construction | 217 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 940 |
| Transportation and storage | 474 |
| Accommodation and food services | 168 |
| Information and communication | 32 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 78 |
| Real estate activities | 7 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 134 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 140 |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 406 |
| Education | 475 |
| Human health and social work activities | 411 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 23 |
| Other service activities | 117 |
| Individual agricultural workers | 736 |
| Total | 6,297 |
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