Kupusina (Serbian: Купусина, romanized: Kupusina; Hungarian: Bácskertes) is a village located in the municipality of Apatin West Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011 census, it has a population of 1,921 inhabitant and Hungarian ethnic majority.
Kupusina
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Coordinates: 45°44′09.96″N 19°05′49.92″E / 45.7361000°N 19.0972000°E | |
Country | Serbia |
Province | Vojvodina |
Region | Bačka (Podunavlje) |
District | West Bačka |
Municipality | Apatin |
Area | |
• Total | 62.49 km2 (24.13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,921 |
• Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
editIn June 2006 session of the Municipality of Apatin, the Hungarian language gained the status of the official language of Kupusina. Until then, Serbian language was the sole official language in this village,[2] although Hungarians have comprised majority in the village since the country of Serbia and Montenegro was established.
Demographics
editHistorical population
edit- 1961: 3,133
- 1971: 3,063
- 1981: 2,694
- 1991: 2,500
- 2002: 2,356
- 2011: 1,921
Ethnic groups
editThe ethnic groups in the village as of 2002 census:
- Hungarians = 1,857 (78.82%)
- Serbs = 279 (11.84%)
- others.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Насеља општине Апатин" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ (in Croatian) Zvonik br. 141 Hrvatski u službenoj uporabi u Sonti, July 2006
- Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Kupusina.
- www.kupusina.org
- History of Kupusina (in Hungarian)