Bjelajce (Serbian Cyrillic: Бјелајцe) is a village and local community in the municipality of Mrkonjić Grad, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bjelajce
Бјелајцe
Village
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Republika Srpska
RegionBanja Luka
MunicipalityMrkonjić Grad
Government
  President of the Local community councilIvan Vanja Boroja
Population
 (2013)
  Total
705
 (Settlement)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
70260

The Bjelajce local community encompasses the following settlements: Bjelajce, Donji Dabrac, Liskovica and Donji Šehovci.[1]

Demographics

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Ethnic makeup of Bjelajce (settlement)[a]
1971.[2] 1981.[3] 1991.[4] 2013.[4]
Bosniaks[b] 75 (7.4%) 95 (9%) 127 (13%) 9 (1.3%)
Croats 120 (11.7%) 113 (10.7%) 83 (8.5%) 5 (0.7%)
Montenegrins 2 (0.2%) 1 (0.1%) - -
Serbs 820 (80%) 826 (78%) 753 (76.8%) 689 (97.7%)
Yugoslavs - 24 (2.3%) - -
Others - - 17 (1.7%) 2 (0.3%)
Total 1025 1059 980 705

Notes

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  1. Percentages for 1971 and 1981 were rounded to two decimal points.
  2. Prior to 2013, Bosniaks were counted under the name "Muslims".

References

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  1. ГРАД, ОПШТИНА МРКОЊИЋ (2022-09-01). "Mjesna zajednica Bjelajce". ОПШТИНА МРКОЊИЋ ГРАД. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  2. "Nacionalni sastav stanovništva SFR Jugoslavije 1971" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  3. "Nacionalni sastav stanovništva SFR Jugoslavije 1981" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  4. 1 2 "Popis 2013 u BiH". www.statistika.ba. Retrieved 2026-01-17.

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