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Kanjiža
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Also known as Kanjiza

Kanjiža (, pronounced ) formerly Stara Kanjiža (; ; , formerly Kanizsa) is a town and municipality located in the North Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Kanjiža town has a population of 8,067, while the Kanjiža municipality has 20,141 inhabitants (2022 census).

Key facts

Settlement.name
Kanjiža
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Photos of Kanjiža
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Kanjiza-grb.png
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Municipalities of Serbia Kanjiža.png
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Location of Kanjiža within Serbia
Settlement.settlement_type
Town and municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
North Banat
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Municipalities
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Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Róbert Fejsztámer (SVM)
Settlement.population_demonym
Kanjiža, (sr)
Settlement.area_total_sq_mi
154
Settlement.population_as_of
2022
Settlement.population_total
20141
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Administrative

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Official name
Ókanizsa
Country
Serbia
Population
11541
Area
76.1
Elevation
80
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Official website
www.kanjiza.rs
Image
Magyarkanizsa városháza.jpg
Licence plate code
KA
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twinned administrative body
Röszke
Commons category
Kanjiža
topic's main category
Category:Kanjiža
postal code
24420
native label
Кањижа
different from
Kanjiža Municipality
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Inhabited places
  • Demographics
  • Ethnic groups
  • Economy
  • Notable citizens
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Kanjiža (, pronounced ) formerly Stara Kanjiža (; ; , formerly Kanizsa) is a town and municipality located in the North Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Kanjiža town has a population of 8,067, while the Kanjiža municipality has 20,141 inhabitants (2022 census).

==Geography== Although it belongs to the North Banat District, the territory of Kanjiža municipality is actually located in the region of Bačka. The territory of the municipality is bordered by the river Tisa and the Novi Kneževac Municipality in the east, the Municipality of Senta in the south, the Municipality of Subotica in the west, and the border with Hungary in the north. Its proximity to the border, the free-way, and the river Tisa makes it an important location.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kanjiža” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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