Jakovo
suburban neighbourhood in Surčin, Belgrade, Serbia
Jakovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Јаково) is a suburban neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Surčin.
Location
Jakovo is located in the south-eastern part of Syrmia (sub-region of Podlužje), 24 kilometers south-west of downtown Belgrade and 6 kilometers south of the municipal seat of Surčin. The settlement is 4 kilometers away from the left bank of the Sava river.
Population
Jakovo is statistically classified as a rural settlement (village). As it grows, and it experiences a steady population growth for decades, it makes almost one continuous built-up area with the neighboring settlements of Surčin, Bečmen and Boljevci. According to the latest official population census, population on Jakovo was 6,393 in 2011.
Ethnic structure
Main ethnic groups in Jakovo include:
Serbs = 5,665 (95.23%)
Romani = 48 (0.80%)
Yugoslavs = 40 (0.67%)
Characteristics
The remains belonging to the Scordisci, a Celtic tribe which founded Singidunum and Taurunum, the predecessors of Belgrade and Zemun, respectively, were found in Jakovo. Also, the remains of the Gepids were also discovered.
Jakovo is located in the western, finished section of the uncompleted Belgrade beltway and also on the Belgrade's internal freight railway Batajnica-Surčin-Ostružnica-Železnik-Resnik which in this section generally follows the route of the beltway.
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