Gornja Suvaja, Croatia

Gornja Suvaja (Serbian Cyrillic: Горња Суваја)^[1] is a village in Croatia.

Gornja Suvaja Горња Суваја (Serbian)[1]
Village
Gornja Suvaja
Coordinates: 44°24′04″N 16°04′29″E
Country	Croatia
County	Zadar County
Municipality	Gračac
Area [2]
• Total	22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Elevation	603 m (1,978 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	40
• Density	1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	23445 Srb
Area code	+385 (23)

Population

According to the 2011 census, Gornja Suvaja had 36 inhabitants.^[4]

Population[5]
1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
0	0	0	428	466	574	472	456	357	329	333	261	257	250	20	36

Note: Settlements of Donja Suvaja and Gornja Suvaja are independent settlements from 1890. Before they were part of former settlement of Suvaja. Data for that former settlement 1857-1880 is included in settlement of Donja Suvaja .

1991 census

According to the 1991 census, settlement of Gornja Suvaja had 250 inhabitants, which were ethnically declared as this:

Gornja Suvaja
1991
total: 250   Serbs 246 (98.40%)   Croats 1 (0.40%)   Yugoslavs 1 (0.40%)   unknown 2 (0.80%)

Austro-hungarian 1910 census

According to the 1910 census, settlement of Gornja Suvaja had 574 inhabitants in 4 hamlets, which were linguistically and religiously declared as this:

Population by language	Croatian or Serbian
Gornja Suvaja	222
Sanaderovac	226
Skadar	84
Šarampovište	42
Total	574 (100%)

Population by religion	Eastern Orthodox
Gornja Suvaja	222
Sanaderovac	226
Skadar	84
Šarampovište	42
Total	574 (100%)

Literature

• Savezni zavod za statistiku i evidenciju FNRJ i SFRJ, popis stanovništva 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981. i 1991. godine.
• Knjiga: "Narodnosni i vjerski sastav stanovništva Hrvatske, 1880-1991: po naseljima, author: Jakov Gelo, izdavač: Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske, 1998., ISBN 953-6667-07-X, ISBN 978-953-6667-07-9;

References

1. Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 36. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
2. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
4. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Gornja Suvaja". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
5. - Republika Hrvatska - Državni zavod za statistiku: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857.-2001.