Wast Bačka Destrict

**Wast Bačka Destrict** () is a northren destrict o Serbie. It lees in the region o Bačka, in the autonomous province o Vojvodina. It haes a population of 188,087. The seat o the destrict is Sombor.

## Name
In Serbie, the destrict is kent as *Zapadnobački okrug* or Западнобачки округ, in Croatie as *Zapadnobački okrug*, in Bunjevac as *Zapadnobački okrug*, in Hungarian as *Nyugat-bácskai körzet*, in Slovak as *Západnobáčsky okres*, in Rusyn as *Заходнобачки окрух*, an in Romanie as *Districtul Bacica de Vest*.

## Municipalities

It encompasses the municipalities o:

*Sombor
*Apatin
*Odžaci
*Kula

## Ethnic groups

## Admeenistrative history
In the 9t century, the aurie wis ruled bi the Bulgarian-Slavic duke Salan. Frae 11t tae 16t century, durin the admeenistration o the medieval Kinrick o Hungary, the aurie wis dividit atween the Bodrogiensis Coonty, Bacsensis Coonty, an Csongradiensis Coonty. In 1526-1527, the aurie wis ruled bi the unthirlt Serb ruler, emperor Jovan Nenad, while durin Ottoman admeenistration (16t-17t century), it wis pairt o the Sanjak o Segedin. 

Durin Habsburg admeenistration (18t century), the aurie wis dividit atween the Batsch Coonty, Bodrog Coonty an the Militar Frontier. The twa coonties wur joined intae single Batsch-Bodrog Coonty in the 18t century. Syne the abolishment o the Theiß-Marosch section o the Militar Frontier in 1751, pairt o that territory wis includit intae Batsch-Bodrog Coonty an aw. In 1850s, the aurie wis maistly pairt o the Sombor Destrict, wi some pairts in the Novi Sad Destrict. Efter 1860, the aurie wis again includit intae Batsch-Bodrog Coonty. 

Durin the ryal Serb-Croat-Slovene (Yugoslav) admeenistration (1918-1941), the aurie wis pairt o the Novi Sad Coonty (1918-1922), Bačka Oblast (1922-1929), an Danube Banovina (1929-1941). 

Durin the Hungarian-German Axis occupation (1941-1944), the aurie wis includit intae Bács-Bodrog Coonty. Syne 1944, the aurie wis pairt o autonomous Yugoslav Vojvodina (which wis pairt o new socialist Yugoslav Serbie syne 1945). The present-day destricts o Serbie (includin Waest Bačka Destrict) wur defined bi the Govrenment o Serbie's Enactment o 29 Januar 1992.

## Cultur
Sombor is a toun o rich cultural tradeetion: the Roman Catholic kirk an the Franciscan Monastery frae the 18t century, the Perish Hopse oreeginatin frae the early nineteent century, the iconostasis o the Big an Sma Orthodox kirk in Stapar are protectit monuments registered as cultural heritage, which bear witness tae the lang history o this toun.

## Economy
The day the municipality o Sombor haes 1,000&nbsp;km² o agricultural laund, oot o which 970&nbsp;km² maks up the arable laund. Besides fermin, cattle raisin plays an important pairt an aw.

Still mair dynamic development is achievit in industrie, wi the prevailin "Bane" metal complex, the Sombor battery factory, the "Crvena zastava" van factory, the "Dunav" shipyard, an pairticularly fuid industry which wi the capacities o its "Sunce" ile factory an "Somboled" diary, carries oot entirely aw the processin o the agricultural yield.

## References

*Note: *Aw offeecial material made available bi the Govrenment o Serbie is public bi law. Information wis taken frae [http://www.srbija.gov.rs/ offeecial wabsteid].*

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