Boka (Sečanj) Explained

Boka
Native Name:
Pushpin Map:Serbia Vojvodina#Serbia#Europe
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Boka within Serbia
Settlement Type:Village (Selo)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Serbia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Vojvodina
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Central Banat
Subdivision Type3:Municipalities
Population As Of:2002
Total Type:Boka
Population Total:1734
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:45.3528°N 20.8244°W
Elevation M:53
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:23252
Area Code:+381(0)23
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:ZR

Boka is a village located in the Sečanj municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (57.32%) with large Hungarian minority (27.79%) and its population numbering 1,734 people (2002 census).

Name

In Serbian, the village is known as Boka (Бока), in Hungarian as Bóka, in German as Boka, and in Romanian as Boka.

Location

It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, just on the east-southeast from the Sečanj.

History

Historically, there were two Boka's, that later merged: Srpska Boka (Serb Boka) i Hrvatska Boka (Croat Boka).
Srpska Boka (in Hungarian sources: Szerb-Bóka) was in the neighbourhood of Sečanj, while Hrvatska Boka (in Hungarian sources: Horvát-Bóka) was located eastwards from Srpska Boka.Hrvatska Boka got its name after Croatian settlers (nobles that originated from Turopolje), that were settled there by the Diocese of Zagreb on its possessions.

Ethnic groups (2002)

Historical population

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