The WEST BACKA District expands in the northern parts of the Republic.
It encompasses the municipalities of:

• Apatin

• Kula

• Odzaci

• Sombor

It has a population of 215,916. Seat of the District is in the city of Sombor.

Today the municipality of Sombor has 100,000 ha of agricultural land, out of which 97,000 ha makes up the arable land. Besides farming, also cattle raising plays an important part.

Still more dynamic development is achieved in industry, with the prevailing metal complex, battery factory, van factory, shipyard, and particularly food industry which with the capacities of oil factory and diary, carries out entirely all the processing of the agricultural yield.