Jakovo
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Jakovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Јаково) is an suburban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Surčin.
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[edit] Location
Jakovo is located in the south-eastern part of Syrmia (sub-region of Podlužje), 24 kilometers south-west of downtown Belgrade and 6 kilometers south of the municipal seat of Surčin. The settlement is 4 kilometers away from the left bank of the Sava river.
[edit] Population
Jakovo is statistically classified as a rural settlement (village). As it grows, and it experiences a steady population growth for decades, it makes almost one continuous built-up area with the neighboring settlements of Surčin, Bečmen and Boljevci.
Population of Jakovo in various censuses:
- 1921: 1,911
- 1931: 2,015
- 1971: 3,117
- 1981: 4,619
- 1991: 5,418
- 2002: 5,949
[edit] Ethnic structure (2002 census)
[edit] Characteristics
Jakovo is located in the western, finished section of the uncompleted Belgrade beltway and also on the Belgrade's internal freight railway Batajnica-Surčin-Ostružnica-Železnik-Resnik which in this section generally follows the route of the beltway.
One of the most famous Syrmian monasteries, Fenek, is located just outside the settlement, on the road to Boljevci. A riding school is also situated on the main road leading from Jakovo.
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