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Kovacica
Kovačica (Serbian: Ковачица; Slovak: Kovačica; Romanian: Kovăciţa or Covăciţa) is a town located in Vojvodina, Serbia and Montenegro. According to a 1991 census, Municipality of Kovačica had population of 30469, and total area of 419 km². It is widely known by its naïve art. While under the rule of Austria-Hungary the town was also known as Kowatschitza (German) and Antalfalva (Hungarian).
Geography
The town of Kovačica is located 27 km from Pancevo and 47 km from Belgrade, in the South Banat District.
Demographics
|
Territory |
Municipality of Kovačica | % |
Banat |
|
Area, km², 1999 |
419 |
4.26 |
9830 |
|
Number of settlement, 1999 |
8 |
4.02 |
199 |
|
Population by 1971 census |
33489 |
4.44 |
754403 |
|
Population by 1981 census |
32798 |
4.33 |
758321 |
|
Population by 1991 census |
30469 |
4.18 |
729564 |
|
Total population age of 60 or more - by
1991 census |
6342 |
4.51 |
140723 |
|
Total productive population by 1991 census
|
18700 |
4.12 |
453859 |
|
Total male productive population (age 15
to 64 ) by 1991 census |
10016 |
4.19 |
238937 |
|
Total female productive population (age
15 to 59 ) by 1991 census |
8684 |
4.04 |
214922 |
|
Share of agricultural population in total
country population (%) by 1991 census |
28.7 |
56.83 |
50.5 |
|
Share of agricultural population in active
population in the country (%) by 1991 census |
32 |
49.92 |
64.1 |
|
Number of households by 1991 census |
10235 |
4.15 |
246839 |
|
Share of agricultural households in total
number of households(%) by 1991 census |
62.1 |
48.21 |
128.8 |
|
Increase in the population by year 2000 |
-184 |
3.67 |
-5009 |
|
Total number of employed |
4232 |
2.52 |
168033 |
|
Females in total number of employed (%)
by year 2000 - annual average |
36.5 |
28.65 |
127.4 |
|
Income per capita (din) by year 1999 |
15660 |
28.05 |
55837 |
|
Income per capita (din) by year 2000 |
34548 |
27.95 |
123593 |
|
Agricultural area (km²) by year 2001 - Individual
agricultural households and other |
366.32 |
4.38 |
8360.14 |
|
Forest area (km²) by year 2000 |
0.39 |
0.15 |
268.60 |
|
Number of built apartments per 1000 citizens
by year 2000 |
1.5 |
45.45 |
3.3 |
|
Total road length (km), by year 2000 |
74 |
2.99 |
2477 |
|
Phone subscribers, by year 2000 |
5779 |
3.27 |
176522 |
|
Net salaries per employee - average January
/December 2000 |
2412 |
30.29 |
7963 |
|
Elementary schools 1999/2000 - end of a
school year |
8 | 3.69 |
217 |
|
High schools 1999/2000 - end of a school
year |
1 | 2.17 |
46 |
|
College 2000/2001 school year |
0 | 0 | 3 |
|
Universities 2000/2001 school year |
0 | 0 | 3 |
|
Graduated university students, 2000/2001
school year |
0 | 0 |
146 |
History
The town was founded in 1802, but there are records of small settlements dating from 1458.
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