Kijani

Kijani (Serbian Cyrillic: Кијани)^[1] is a village in the Gračac municipality in Croatia.

Kijani Кијани (Serbian)[1]
Village
Kijani
Coordinates: 44°20′24″N 15°53′54″E
Country	Croatia
County	Zadar County
Municipality	Gračac
Area [2]
• Total	27.1 km2 (10.5 sq mi)
Elevation	628 m (2,060 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	25
• Density	0.92/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	23440 Gračac
Area code	+385 (23)

History

At least 14 Serb civilians were killed by the Croatian Army in the village during and in the aftermath of Operation Storm in August 1995.^[4][5]

Population

According to the 2011 census, Kijani had 56 inhabitants.^[6]

Population[7]
1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
481	735	534	543	601	580	543	588	519	490	444	351	259	222	16	56

Napomena: In census period 1857–1880 it include data for the settlement of Gubavčevo Polje and part of data for the settlement of Glogovo.

1991 census

According to the 1991 census, settlement of Kijani had 222 inhabitants, which were ethnically declared as this:

Kijani
1991
total: 222   Serbs 217 (97.74%)   Yugoslavs 1 (0.45%)   unknown 4 (1.80%)

Austro-hungarian 1910 census

According to the 1910 census, settlement of Kijani had 580 inhabitants, which were linguistically and religiously declared as this:

Population by language	Croatian or Serbian
Kijani	580
Total	580 (100%)

Population by religion	Eastern Orthodox	Roman Catholics
Kijani	570	10
Total	570 (98.27%)	10 (1.72%)

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. "Press release on non-prosecuted crimes committed during and immediately after the military operation "Storm"". Documenta. Centre for Dealing with the Past. 9 July 2012.
5. Internationasl Court of Justice; Witness statement
6. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Kijani". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
7. – Republika Hrvatska – Državni zavod za statistiku: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857.-2001.

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