Boka (Sečanj)

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name = Boka
Бока
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Boka (Бока) 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 and its population numbering 1,734 people (2002 census).

Location

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

The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,734 people (2002 census).

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.

Historical population

*1961: 3,260
*1971: 2,673
*1981: 2,246
*1991: 1,992
*2002: 1,734

References

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

ee also

*List of places in Serbia
*List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

External links

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/YI/2/Boka.html Boka]