Nova Crnja | |
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.jpg) The Saint Agatha Virgin and Martyr Catholic Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Nova Crnja within Serbia | |
| Coordinates:45°40′N20°36′E / 45.667°N 20.600°E /45.667; 20.600 | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| District | Central Banat |
| Government | |
| • President of municipality | Dragan Daničić (SNS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 273 km2 (105.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 8,147 |
| • Administrative | 1,007 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 23218 |
| Area code | +381(0)23 |
| Official languages | Serbian together withHungarian[1] |
| Website | www.sonovacrnja.org.rs |
Nova Crnja (Serbian Cyrillic:Нова Црња;Hungarian:Magyarcsernye,pronounced[ˈmɒɟɒrt͡ʃɛrɲɛ];German:Neuzerne,Romanian:Cernea Ungurească) is a village and municipality located in theCentral Banat District of the autonomous province ofVojvodina,Serbia. The village has a population of 1,007, while the municipality has 8,147 inhabitants (2022 census).[3]
Nova Crnja municipality includes the following villages:
Although the village of Nova Crnja is a seat of municipality, the largest of these villages is Srpska Crnja.
Before 1961, there was one more village in the municipality, which was abandoned because of groundwater. The name of the village wasMolin.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 23,169 | — |
| 1953 | 23,382 | +0.18% |
| 1961 | 21,580 | −1.00% |
| 1971 | 18,298 | −1.64% |
| 1981 | 16,270 | −1.17% |
| 1991 | 14,538 | −1.12% |
| 2002 | 12,705 | −1.22% |
| 2011 | 10,272 | −2.33% |
| 2022 | 8,147 | −2.08% |
| Source:[4] | ||
According to the 2011 census, the population of the municipality of Novi Crnja was 10,272 inhabitants.
The population of the Nova Crnja municipality is composed of:[5]
Places with Serb ethnic majority are: Aleksandrovo, Vojvoda Stepa, Radojevo, and Srpska Crnja, while places with Hungarian ethnic majority are: Nova Crnja (Hungarian: Magyarcsernye) and Toba (Hungarian: Tóba).
The population of the Nova Crnja village is composed of:
