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West Bačka |
Sombor municipality is located
in the northwest part of Vojvodina, 90 kilometers from Novi Sad and 180
kilometers from Belgrade.
Sombor is an important railroad junction, connecting northwest Bačka region
with the rest of Vojvodina municipality, as well as Vinkovci in Croatia.
There are two major highways.
Sombor's most prominent sector is agriculture, followed by metal processing
industry, electrical appliances production industry, chemical industry, and
food processing industry.
The following communities are included in the CRDA Program:
1 Aleksa Šantić;
2 Bački Monoštor;
3 Čonoplja;
4 Crvenka;
5 Doroslovo;
6 Gornja Varoš;
7 Mlake;
8 Stanišić;
9 Svetozar Miletić.
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The municipality of Sombor has
a total population of 96,669, and occupies 1,178 km2, making it the second
largest municipality in Vojvodina. The three largest ethnic groups in Sombor
municipality are Serbs, Hungarians, and Croats. Other nationalities include
Albanians, Roma, Slovaks, and Muslims. In 2001, the refugee population was
11,529 (12% of the total population). |
