Mali Žam ( sr-cyr, Мали Жам; ; ) is a
village
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in
Serbia
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. It is situated in the
Vršac
Vršac ( sr-Cyrl, Вршац, ) is a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022, the city urban area had a population of 31,946, while the city administrative area had 45,462 inhabitants. It is located in the geographical ...
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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, in the
South Banat District
The South Banat District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It lies in the geographical region of Banat. According to the 2022 census, the South Banat District has a population of 260,244 inhabitants. The administrative center ...
,
Vojvodina
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province.
Name
The name in Serbian means "Small Žam/Jam". Across the border into
Romania
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, the first village is called
Jamu Mare
Jamu Mare (; or ''Großscham''; ) is a communes of Romania, commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Clopodia, Ferendia, Gherman, Jamu Mare (commune seat), and Lățunaș.
Name
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(Great Jam/Žam).
Ethnic groups (2011 census)
The village has a
Romanian ethnic majority and its population numbers 202 individuals (2022 census).
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Romanians
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= 229 (60.42%)
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Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...
= 108 (28.50)
* others.
Historical population
*1961: 880
*1971: 698
*1981: 565
*1991: 499
*2002: 379
*2011: 275
*2022: 202
References
*Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
See also
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List of places in Serbia
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List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina
This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina, a province of Serbia
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Populated places in Serbian Banat
Populated places in South Banat District
Vršac
Romania–Serbia border crossings
Romanian communities in Serbia
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