Donji Svilaj

Donji Svilaj Доњи Свилај
Village
Donji Svilaj village sign. On both sides of the road at the Donji Svilaj eastern boundary are ruins of Miletić family houses, all destroyed in Yugoslav war.
Donji Svilaj
Coordinates: 45.108°N 18.272°E / 45.108; 18.272
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Posavina
Municipality	Odžak
Area
• Total	6.93 sq mi (17.95 km^2)
Population  (2013)
• Total	1,107
• Density	160/sq mi (62/km^2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	76297[1]
Area code	+387 31
Website	www.svilaj.jimbo.com

Donji Svilaj (Serbian Cyrillic: Доњи Свилај) is a village in the Odžak municipality, Posavina Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Demographics

According to the 1991 census, the settlement had 1576 inhabitants.^[2]

According to the 2013 census, its population was 1,107.^[3]

Population of Donji Svilaj municipality^[4]

Year of census	1991.	1981.	1971.
Croats	1.408 (89,34%)	1.389 (86,27%)	1.453 (90,02%)
Serbs	143 (9,07%)	153 (9,50%)	156 (9,66%)
Muslims	2 (0,12%)	2 (0,12%)	0
Yugoslavs	13 (0,82%)	8 (0,49%)	0
Others or unknown	10 (0,63%)	58 (3,60%)	5 (0,30%)
Total	1.576	1.610	1.614

Sport

Donji Svilaj is the home of HNK Mladost.

References

1. www.postanskibrojevi.net
2. "Nacionalni sastav stanovništva - Rezultati za Republiku po opštinama i naseljenim mjestima 1991.", statistički bilten br. 234, Izdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku Republike Bosne i Hercegovine, Sarajevo.
3. "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
4. "Popis po mjesnim zajednicama" - "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-02-11.