Banat
geographical and historical region in Central and Eastern Europe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Banat (UK: /ˈbænɪt, ˈbɑːn-/, US: /bəˈnɑːt, bɑːn-/;[1][2] Hungarian: Bánság; Serbian: Банат, romanized: Banat) is a geographical and historical region in Central and Eastern Europe. It is a part of three countries. The eastern part is in western Romania, the western part of Banat is in northeastern Serbia, and a small northern part is in southeastern Hungary. The region is mostly populated by ethnic Romanians, Serbs and Hungarians.
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Banat
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Historical region | |
Coordinates: 45.7000°N 20.9000°E / 45.7000; 20.9000 | |
Country | |
Largest city | Timișoara |
Area | |
• Total | 28,526 km2 (11,014 sq mi) |
Population (2011 est.) | |
• Total | 1,700,000 |
• Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) |
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