Bočar (Serbian Cyrillic: Бочар) is a village located in the Novi Bečej municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (80.26%) with a present Hungarian minority (11.34%) and its population numbering 1,895 people (2002 census).

Bočar
Бочар (Serbian)
Bocsár (Hungarian)
The Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church
Bočar is located in Vojvodina
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Bočar
Location of Bočar within Serbia
Bočar is located in Serbia
Bočar
Bočar
Bočar (Serbia)
Bočar is located in Europe
Bočar
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Bočar (Europe)
Coordinates: 45°46′10″N 20°16′34″E / 45.76944°N 20.27611°E / 45.76944; 20.27611
CountrySerbia
ProvinceVojvodina
DistrictCentral Banat
Elevation
81 m (266 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Bočar
1,895
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23274
Area code+381(0)23
Car platesZR
The Saint Catharina of Alexandria Virgin and Martyr Catholic Church

Name

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In Serbian, the village is known as Bočar (Бочар), in Hungarian as Bocsár, and in German as Botschar.

Historical population

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  • 1961: 2,620
  • 1971: 2,328
  • 1981: 2,095
  • 1991: 2,007
  • 2002: 1,895

See also

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References

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