Mali Žam

Mali Žam Мали Жам Jamul Mic
Village
The Romanian Orthodox Church
Mali Žam Location of Mali Žam within Serbia
Mali Žam Location of Mali Žam within Vojvodina
Coordinates: 45°12′23″N 21°20′13″E / 45.20639°N 21.33694°E / 45.20639; 21.33694Coordinates: 45°12′23″N 21°20′13″E / 45.20639°N 21.33694°E / 45.20639; 21.33694
Country	Serbia
Province	Vojvodina
District	South Banat
Elevation	88 m (289 ft)
Population (2011)
• Mali Žam	279
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	+381(0)13
Car plates	VŠ

Mali Žam (Serbian Cyrillic: Мали Жам; Romanian: Jamul Mic) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Vršac municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province.

Name

The name in Serbian means "Small Žam/Jam". Across the border into Romania, the first village is called Jamu Mare (Great Jam/Žam).

Ethnic groups (2011 census)

The village has a Romanian ethnic majority and its population numbering 279 people (2011 census).

• Romanians = 229 (60.42%)
• Serbs = 108 (28.50)
• others.

Historical population

• 1961: 880
• 1971: 698
• 1981: 565
• 1991: 499
• 2002: 379
• 2011: 275

References

• Slobodan Ćurčić, Broj stanovnika Vojvodine, Novi Sad, 1996.

See also

• List of places in Serbia
• List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

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