Šurjan () is a
village
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in
Serbia
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. It is situated in the
Sečanj municipality
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, in the
Central Banat District
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,
Vojvodina
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province. The population of the village is 330 (2002 census), including 145
Serbs
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(43.93%), 140
Hungarians
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(42.42%), and others.
Name
In
Serbian the village is known as ''Šurjan'' (Шурјан), in
Hungarian as ''Surján'', in
Romanian as ''Șurian'', and in
German as ''Schurjan''.
Historical population
*1869: 646
*1900: 618
*1921: 759
*1931: 821
*1948: 682
*1953: 807
*1961: 734
*1971: 483
*1981: 406
*1991: 377
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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References
#Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.
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Populated places in Serbian Banat
Populated places in Central Banat District
Sečanj