Meljak
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Meljak is a suburban settlement of Belgrade
, the capital of Serbia
. It is located in the municipality of Barajevo
.
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
).
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, the capital of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. It is located in the municipality of Barajevo
Barajevo
Barajevo is a suburban settlement and one of 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.- Settlements :...
.
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
Ibar River
The Ibar is a river that flows through eastern Montenegro and Serbia, with a total length of . The river begins in the Hajla mountain, eastern Montenegro, passes through Kosovo and flows into the West Morava river, Central Serbia, near Kraljevo....
), one of the fastest growing in the municipality. It grew from a population of 1,307 (Census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
1991) to 1,772 (Census 2002), with an average annual growth of 2.8%.
Meljak was part of the municipality of Umka
Umka
Umka is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Čukarica.-Location and geography:Umka is located 22 km south-west of Belgrade, on the right bank of the Sava river...
which was abolished in 1960 and divided between the municipalities of Čukarica
Cukarica
Čukarica is an urban neighborhood and one of the 17 municipalities than constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.- Neighbourhoods :...
and Barajevo
Barajevo
Barajevo is a suburban settlement and one of 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.- Settlements :...
(Meljak and Vranić
Vranic
Vranić is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Barajevo. Vranić is the westernmost settlement in the municipality, located 2 km east of the Ibarska magistrala, but as the settlement grew, it reached the highway.Vranić was part of the...
).