Biography

Đurđevo Ђурђево (Serbian) Дюрдьов (Rusyn)
Žabalj
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
Region	Bačka
District	South Bačka
Municipality	Žabalj
Population  (2002)
• Total	5,137
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Area code	+381 21
Website	MZ Đurđevo

Đurđevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђурђево; Rusyn: Дюрдьов; Hungarian: Sajkásgyörgye) is a village located in the Žabalj municipality, in the South Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the autonomous province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 5,137 people (2002 census). Besides Serbs (numbering 3,538 people), the village also has a large Rusyn minority (numbering 1,197 people).

Name

In Serbian the village is known as Đurđevo (Ђурђево); in Rusyn as Дюрдьов; and in Hungarian as Sajkásgyörgye.

Historical population

• 1961: 4,669
• 1971: 4,531
• 1981: 4,668
• 1991: 4,517
• 2002: 5,137
• 2011: 5,042

References

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

See also

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

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