It is situated in the Sombor municipality, in the West Bačka District, Vojvodina province.

The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,590 people (2002 census).

Riđica is the northernmost settlement of the Sombor municipality; it is 2 km away from the border with Hungary.

The earliest historical record of the village dates from 1535, which mentions it as a possession of Katarina Orlović.

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