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Bijakovići

Coordinates: 43°11′N 17°42′E / 43.183°N 17.700°E / 43.183; 17.700
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Bijakovići
Бијаковићи
Village
Bijakovići is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bijakovići
Bijakovići
Coordinates: 43°11′N 17°42′E / 43.183°N 17.700°E / 43.183; 17.700
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Herzegovina-Neretva
Municipality Čitluk
Area
 • Total2.90 sq mi (7.52 km2)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total1,438
 • Density500/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Bijakovići (Cyrillic: Бијаковићи) is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

The village is within the area served by the Franciscans friars of Medjugorje. In 1981, Mount Podbrdo in Bijakovići was the site of the alleged first Marian apparitions of the entity whom seers referred to as Gospa.[2]

The Croatian-Canadian businessman and arms smuggler Anton Kikaš was born in Bijakovići.[3]

Demographics

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According to the 2013 census, its population was 1,438.[4]

Ethnicity in 2013
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Croats 1,360 94.6%
Bosniaks 3 0.2%
other/undeclared 75 5.2%
Total 1,438 100%

References

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  1. ^ Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
  2. ^ Herrero, Juan A. (1999). "Medjugorje: Ecclesiastical Conflict, Theological Controversy, Ethnic Division". In Joanne M. Greer, David O. Moberg (ed.). Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Stamford, Connecticut: JAI Press. p. 139. ISBN 0762304839.
  3. ^ Marinić, Borna (31 August 2020). "Na današnji dan uhićen Anton Kikaš". HKM. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved September 28, 2021.

43°11′N 17°42′E / 43.183°N 17.700°E / 43.183; 17.700