Sečanj | |
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Town andmunicipality | |
 The new Orthodox Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sečanj within Serbia | |
| Coordinates:45°22′00″N20°46′21″E / 45.36667°N 20.77250°E /45.36667; 20.77250 | |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Province |  Vojvodina |
| District | Central Banat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nebojša Meljanac (SNS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 523 km2 (201.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • borough | 1,889 |
| • Municipality | 10,544 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 23240 |
| Area code | +381(0)23 |
| Official languages | Serbian together withHungarian andRomanian[1] |
Sečanj (Serbian Cyrillic:Сечањ,Hungarian:Torontálszécsány) is a town located in theCentral Banat District of the autonomous province ofVojvodina,Serbia. As of 2022 census, the town itself had a population of 1,889, while the Sečanj municipality has 10,544 inhabitants.[2]
"Sečanj" is aSlavic name for the first month in the calendar year. The SerbianEkavian variant of this name was eventually replaced with the Latin-derived "Januar", while the CroatianIjekavian variant "Siječanj" remains in use in Croatia.
InSerbian andCroatian, the town is known asSečanj (Сечањ), inHungarian asSzécsány orTorontálszécsány, inGerman asSetschan orPetersheim, and inRomanian asSeceani.
Serbian, Hungarian, and Romanian language are officially used by municipal authorities.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 25,684 | — |
| 1953 | 26,110 | +0.33% |
| 1961 | 25,519 | −0.29% |
| 1971 | 21,938 | −1.50% |
| 1981 | 19,501 | −1.17% |
| 1991 | 18,438 | −0.56% |
| 2002 | 16,377 | −1.07% |
| 2011 | 13,267 | −2.31% |
| 2022 | 10,544 | −2.07% |
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According to the 2011 census, the population of the municipality of Sečanj was 13,267 inhabitants.
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[4] | % |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
The Sečanj municipality includes also the following villages:
Azov, Russia (2018)
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