Sečanj


Sečanj is a town located in the Central Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town itself has a population of 2,373, while the Sečanj municipality has 13,267 inhabitants.

Name

"Sečanj" is a Slavic name for the first month in the calendar year. The Serbian Ekavian variant of this name was eventually replaced with the new word "Januar", while the Croatian Ijekavian variant "Siječanj" remains in use in Croatia.
In Serbian, it is known as Сечањ or Sečanj, in Hungarian as Szécsány or Torontálszécsány, in German as Setschan or Petersheim, in Croatian as Sečanj, and in Romanian as Seceani.
Serbian, Hungarian, and Romanian language are officially used by municipal authorities.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the population of the municipality of Sečanj was 13,267 inhabitants.

Ethnic composition

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 groupPopulation
2011		%
Serbs9,16569.08%
Hungarians1,69112.75%
Romani7145.38%
Romanians5664.27%
Croats1130.85%
Bulgarians870.66%
Slovaks520.39%
Yugoslavs500.38%
Macedonians390.29%
Germans390.29%
Montenegrins240.18%
Others7275.48%
Total13,267

Inhabited places

The Sečanj municipality includes also the following villages: