Žitište

Žitište
Житиште (Serbian)
Begaszentgyörgy (Hungarian)
Jitiște (Romanian)
Town center.
Location of Žitište within Serbia
Coordinates: 45°29′N 20°33′E / 45.483°N 20.550°E / 45.483; 20.550
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
DistrictCentral Banat
Government
  MayorMitar Vučurević (SNS)
Area
  Total
525 km2 (202.7 sq mi)
Elevation
78 m (256 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
13,412
  Administrative
2,550
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23210
Area code+381(0)23
Official languagesSerbian together with Hunagrian and Romanian
Websitezitiste.org

Žitište (Serbian Cyrillic: Житиште, pronounced [ʒîtiːʃte]; Hungarian: Begaszentgyörgy; Romanian: Jitiște) is a town and municipality located in the Central Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022 census, the town itself has a population of 2,550, while Žitište municipality has 13,412 inhabitants.