Meljak (Serbian Cyrillic: Мељак) is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Barajevo.

Meljak
Мељак
Entrance sign to Meljak
Entrance sign to Meljak
Meljak is located in Serbia
Meljak
Meljak
Coordinates: 44°37′05″N 20°21′47″E / 44.61806°N 20.36306°E / 44.61806; 20.36306
Country Serbia
RegionBelgrade
MunicipalityBarajevo
Area
 • Total6.61 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2.208
 • Density0.33/km2 (0.87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

It is located northeast of the municipal seat of Barajevo. It is a rural settlement and thanks to its location on the Ibarska magistrala (Highway of Ibar), one of the fastest growing in the municipality. It grew from a population of 1,307 (Census 1991) to 1,772 (Census 2002), with an average annual growth of 2.8%.

Meljak was part of the municipality of Umka which was abolished in 1960 and divided between the municipalities of Čukarica and Barajevo (Meljak and Vranić).

Demographics

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year population
1981 1065
1991 1307
2002 1772
2011 2208

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Meljak's population

References

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  1. ^ "Насеља општине Барајево" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Мељак (Барајево)". Vikipedija, Slobodna Enciklopedija (in Serbian (Latin script)). 2017-10-15.