Janja

This article is about the town. "Janja" may also refer to the Bosnian mythological Vila (fairy), the medieval nobleman Janja Kantakouzenos, the American sociologist Janja Lalich, the Brazilian sociologist Rosângela Lula da Silva or the antagonist hyena character from The Lion Guard television series.

Janja Јања
Village (Selo)
Bijeljina municipality (dark blue)
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Republika Srpska
Municipality	Bijeljina
Population
• Total	12,333
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+387 55
Website	Official website

Janja (Serbian Cyrillic: Јања) is a town in Bijeljina, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is known as a place where the confluence of the rivers Janja and Drina is situated. It is the only Bosniak community in the municipality and consists of many displaced persons from other parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

About Janja

Janja is a small town near Bijeljina in northeast Bosnia, located on the major road between Bijeljina and Zvornik. Located in the center of Janja is the Atik Mosque. Janja has three mosques which have been rebuilt after the war.

History

There is no exact accurate source of when Janja was founded. From 1878 to 1961, Janja was municipality center. The 1991 census showed Janja had a population of 10,458. Part of Janja lies on the opposite side of the Drina River from the rest of the municipality.

Demographics

1971

In 1971 Janja had a population of 7,945.

• Bosniaks - 6,495
• Serbs - 820
• Montenegrins - 301
• Croats - 210
• Albanians - 34
• Macedonians - 8
• Slovenes - 7
• Others - 80

According to the 2013 census, Janja had a population of 11,710.

Ethnic Group	2013
Bosniaks	8,532 (72.86%)
Serbs	3,054 (26.08%)
Croats	17 (0.15%)
Others	107 (0.91%)

Sport

• FK Podrinje Janja

Gallery

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  Caffe Bosna
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  Džedid Mosque
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  Džedid Mosque
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  View of Janja from the mosque
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  Church of St. Elijah