Banat

Banat Banat  (Romanian) Банат / Banat  (Serbian) Bánság  (Hungarian)
Historical region
Map of the region of Banat
Coordinates: 45°42′00″N 20°54′00″E / 45.7000°N 20.9000°E / 45.7000; 20.9000
Country	Romania  Serbia  Hungary
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)

Banat (UK: /ˈbænɪt, ˈbɑːn-/, US: /bəˈnɑːt, bɑːn-/; 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.

Geography

Banat is the part of the Pannonian Basin with the Danube to the south, the Tisza to the west, the Mureș to the north and the Southern Carpathians to the east. Banat has an area of 28,526 km². Romanian Banat has an area of 18,966 km², Serbian Banat has an area of 9,276 km², and Hungary 284 km².

Romanian Banat is mountainous in the south and southeast. In the north, west and southwest it is flat and sometimes marshy.

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