Gornji Tavankut

Gornji Tavankut is a village located in the Subotica municipality, in the North Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The village is ethnically mixed and its population numbering 1,381 people (2002 census).

Gornji Tavankut Горњи Таванкут (Serbian)
Village (Selo)
Subotica Kelebija Palić Mala Bosna Ljutovo Hajdukovo Bački Vinogradi Šupljak Bikovo Donji Tavankut Gornji Tavankut Mišićevo Bajmok Đurđin Stari Žednik Novi Žednik Višnjevac Čantavir Bačko Dušanovo Municipality of Subotica ●
Gornji Tavankut Gornji Tavankut Gornji Tavankut
Coordinates:
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	North Bačka District
Municipality	Subotica
Population  (2002)
• Total	1,381
Time zone	UTC 1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 2 (CEST)

Name

In Serbian the village is known as Gornji Tavankut or Горњи Таванкут, in Croatian as Gornji Tavankut, in Bunjevac as Gornji Tavankut, and in Hungarian as Felsőtavankút.

Ethnic groups

1991 census

• Bunjevci = 791
• Croats = 359
• Yugoslavs = 300
• Serbs = 36
• Hungarians = 17

2002 census

• Croats = 546 (39.54%)
• Bunjevci = 481 (34.83%)
• Serbs = 100 (7.24%)
• Yugoslavs = 94 (6.81%)
• Hungarians = 44 (3.19%)

Historical population

• 1961: 7,476
• 1971: 6,729
• 1981: 1,879
• 1991: 1,526

Geography

The village consists of several relatively distinct areas ('kraj'), such as Skenderovo, Vuković kraj, Partizan, Rata.

See also

• Donji Tavankut
• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

References

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

External links

• Gornji Tavankut - Vojvodina Portal