Kanjiža

Kanjiža
Кањижа (Serbian)
Magyarkanizsa (Hungarian)
Photos of Kanjiža
Location of Kanjiža within Serbia
Coordinates: 46°04′N 20°03′E / 46.067°N 20.050°E / 46.067; 20.050
Country Serbia
Province Vojvodina
DistrictNorth Banat
Government
  MayorRóbert Fejsztámer (SVM)
Area
  Total
400 km2 (154 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
20,141
  Administrative
8,067
Demonym(s)Kanjiža, (sr)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
24420
Area code+381(0)24
Official languagesSerbian together with Hunagrian
Websitehttp://www.kanjiza.rs

Kanjiža (Serbian Cyrillic: Кањижа, pronounced [kǎɲiʒa]) formerly Stara Kanjiža (Serbian Cyrillic: Стара Кањижа; Yiddish: קניזשא; Hungarian: Magyarkanizsa, formerly Kanizsa) is a town and municipality located in the North Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Kanjiža town has a population of 8,067, while the Kanjiža municipality has 20,141 inhabitants (2022 census).