Velebit (Kanjiža)

Velebit (Велебит) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Kanjiža municipality, in the North Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 366 people (2002 census).

Ethnic groups (2002 census)

*Serbs = 302 (82.51%)
*Hungarians = 59 (16.12%)
*Croats = 3 (0.82%)
*Montenegrins = 1 (0.27%)
*undeclared = 1 (0.27%)

Velebit is the only settlement with Serb majority in the Kanjiža municipality since all other settlements are predominantly Hungarian.

Historical population

*1961: 604
*1971: 562
*1981: 449
*1991: 361

References

*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

ee also

*List of places in Serbia
*List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

External links

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/YI/2/Velebit.html Velebit]