Janja
Janja
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| Bijeljina municipality (dark blue) Bijeljina municipality (dark blue) | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Republika Srpska |
| Municipality | Bijeljina |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,333[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +387 55 |
| Website | Official website |
Janja is a town in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is known as a place where the confluence of the rivers Janja and Drina is situated. It is the only Bosniak community in the municipality and consists of many displaced persons from other parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina[citation needed].
Location
[edit | edit source]Janja is a small town near Bijeljina in northeast Bosnia, located on the major road between Bijeljina and Zvornik.
Located in the center of Janja is the Atik Mosque. Janja has three mosques which were rebuilt after the war.[citation needed]
History
[edit | edit source]There is no exact accurate source of when Janja was founded. From 1878 to 1961, Janja was municipality center. The 1991 census showed Janja had a population of 10,458. Part of Janja lies on the opposite side of the Drina River from the rest of the municipality.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]1971
[edit | edit source]In 1971 Janja had a population of 7,945.[2]
- Bosniaks - 6,495
- Serbs - 820
- Montenegrins - 301
- Croats - 210
- Albanians - 34
- Macedonians - 8
- Slovenes - 7
- Others - 80
According to the 2013 census, Janja had a population of 11,710.[3]
| Ethnic group | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Bosniaks | 8,532 (72.86%) |
| Serbs | 3,054 (26.08%) |
| Croats | 17 (0.15%) |
| Others | 107 (0.91%) |
Sport
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Janja population size Archived 2014-01-24 at the Wayback Machine, rzs.rs.ba; accessed 4 December 2015.
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