Sakar, Mali Zvornik

Coordinates: 44°22′N 19°08′E / 44.367°N 19.133°E / 44.367; 19.133
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Sakar
Сакар
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Location of the Mali Zvornik municipality in Serbia

Sakar (Сакар) is a small village next to Mali Zvornik in the Mačva District of Serbia. It has a population of 504 people. The village is on Lake Zvornik (Зворнико језеро). It is near a hydroelectric power station.

History

There were only two Muslim villages on the right side of the

Drina river in 1862: Mali Zvonrik and Sakar. Sakar came under the administration of the Principality of Serbia when it became internationally recognized as a condition of the Treaty of Berlin
. After this event, Serbian families began to move into the village. The nearby hydroelectric power station was completed in 1954, and the resulting inundation of farmland depleted the traditional Muslim population of the village.

Historical population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1948451—    
1953423−6.2%
1961499+18.0%
1971508+1.8%
1981587+15.6%
1991633+7.8%
2002504−20.4%
2011452−10.3%
Source: [2]

Ethnic groups in Sakar (2002)

Nationality Number %
Serbs 320 63.49
ethnic Muslims
120 23.80
Bosniaks 56 11.11
Yugoslavs 4 0.79
Unknown/Others 4 0.79[3]

References

  1. ^ "Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011: Data by Settlements" (PDF). stat.gov.rs. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. April 2014. Retrieved 31 Jan 2021.

See also

  • List of places in Serbia

44°22′N 19°08′E / 44.367°N 19.133°E / 44.367; 19.133