Elemir

Elemir (; ) is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the province of Vojvodina. In 2022 census the village has a population of 3,672 inhabitants.

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Elemir or Елемир, in Hungarian as Elemér and in German as Elemer.

Geography

Lake Okanj is located near Elemir. Okanj is a part of the broader Important Bird and Biodiversity area "Okanj and Rusanda".

Demographics

In the 2011 census the village had a population of 4,338 inhabitants.

Historical population

• 1869: 4,359
• 1900: 4,749
• 1948: 4,656
• 1953: 4,757
• 1961: n/a
• 1971: 5,001
• 1981: 4,998
• 1991: 4,724
• 2002: 4,690
• 2011: 4,338
• 2022: 3,672

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the village (as of 2011 census):

• Serbs = 4,158 (88.66%)
• Romani = 181 (3.86%)
• Hungarians = 93 (1.98%)
• Yugoslavs = 54 (1.15%)
• Croats = 24 (0.51%)
• Others (3.84%)

Gallery

See also

• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

References

1. Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

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