Vajska
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Vajska is a village
Village
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 in Serbia
Serbia
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. It is situated in the Bač municipality
Municipality
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, in the South Bačka District
South Backa District
South Bačka District is a northern district of Serbia. It lies in the southern part of Bačka and northern part of Syrmia, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It has a population of 607,835...

, Vojvodina
Vojvodina
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 province. The population of the village numbering 3,169 people (2002 census), including 1,319 Serbs
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

, 569 Romanians
Romanians
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, 353 Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...

, 341 Hungarians, 207 Yugoslavs
Yugoslavs
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, and others. Two neighbouring settlements, Labudnjača
Labudnjaca
Labudnjača is a small settlement near Vajska, Serbia. It is located in the Bač municipality, South Bačka District, Vojvodina province. Although it is physically separated from Vajska, Labudnjača is not officially regarded as a separate settlement, but as part of Vajska...

 and Živa
Živa
Živa is a small settlement near Vajska, Serbia. It is located in the Bač municipality, South Bačka District, Vojvodina province. Although it is physically separated from Vajska, Živa is not officially regarded as a separate settlement, but as part of Vajska.-See also:*List of places in Serbia*List...

, are also officially regarded as parts of Vajska although they are physycally separated from it.
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