Cities
The largest cities in the Banat are:
- Romania:
- Timișoara (317,651)
- Reșița (83,985)
- Lugoj (44,571)
- Caransebeș (28,294)
- Serbia (Vojvodina):
- Zrenjanin (79,545)
- Pančevo (76,110)
- Kikinda (41,825)
- Vršac (36,001)
- Serbia (Belgrade City District):
- Borča (35,150)
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