Donji Tavankut (), also known simply as Tavankut (Таванкут), is a village located in the administrative area of the City of Subotica, North Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia. It has a population of 1,969 people (2022 census).
Name In Serbian the village is known as Donji Tavankut or Доњи Таванкут, in Croatian as Donji Tavankut and in Hungarian as Alsótavankút.
Demographics Historical population 1981: 2,719 1991: 2,710 2002: 2,631 2011: 2,327 2022: 1,969
Ethnic groups According to data from the 2022 census, ethnic groups in the village include:http://pop-stat.mashke.org/serbia-ethnic-loc2022.htm
832 (42.2%) Croats 456 (23.1%) Bunjevci 151 (7.6%) Serbs 93 (4.7%) Hungarians Others/Undeclared/Unknown
Geography
Tavankut includes several relatively separate smaller communities ("kraj"), such as Čikerija (or Čekerija), Sajc (or Nemirna ravnica), Vuković Kraj, Marinkić Kraj, Zlatni Kraj, Skenderovo, Dikanovac, Kaponja (or Kapunja).
Features
It has two railway stations (Donji Tavankut and Skenderovo) on the railroad from Subotica to Sombor (and further to Bezdan, Apatin or Erdut). It also has a primary school (”Matija Gubec”), and football (soccer) club OFK Tavankut. The main pubs/cafés in Tavankut are: Tango, Teens, Jugoslavija (closed down), and Tri muve.
See also Gornji 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 HKPD Matija Gubec Tavankut