Jelah is a village in the municipality of Tešanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]

Jelah
Jelah is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jelah
Jelah
Coordinates: 44°39′16″N 17°57′34″E / 44.65444°N 17.95944°E / 44.65444; 17.95944
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Zenica-Doboj
Municipality Tešanj
Area
 • Total
1.32 sq mi (3.41 km2)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
2,911
 • Density2,200/sq mi (850/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Jelah is near the river Usora in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located between Teslić and Doboj. It is administratively part of the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Demographics

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According to the 2013 census, its population was 2,911.[2] In the 1991 census, Jelah had about 1,600 residents, meaning that the population has boomed in the 90s and 2000s.

Ethnicity in 2013
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Bosniaks 2,392 82.2%
Croats 322 11.1%
Serbs 29 1.0%
other/undeclared 168 5.8%
Total 2,911 100%

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. ^ "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
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