Meljak

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)

Meljak (Serbian Cyrillic: Мељак) is a suburban settlement of Belgrade, 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).

  1. ^ "Насеља општине Барајево" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 22 October 2019.