Šurmanci (Serbian Cyrillic: Шурманци) is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 1991 census, the village is located in the municipality of Čapljina and Parish Medjugorje.[1]

Šurmanci
Шурманци
Village
Šurmanci is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Šurmanci
Šurmanci
Coordinates: 43°10′N 17°45′E / 43.167°N 17.750°E / 43.167; 17.750
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Herzegovina-Neretva
Municipality Čapljina
Area
 • Total4.65 sq mi (12.05 km2)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total301
 • Density65/sq mi (25/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History and people

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Šurmanci is currently composed of about 100 households, approximately 350 people, mostly Croats (religion mostly Catholic) and Bosniaks (religion mostly Muslim). The village belongs to municipality Čapljina and Parish Medjugorje. It is a home to a Merciful Jesus Church, famous for the Merciful Jesus painting, visited by thousands of pilgrims each year, who visit the village while on their pilgrimage to Medjugorje.

Demographics

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According to the 2013 census, its population was 301.[2]

Ethnicity in 2013
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Croats 287 95.3%
Bosniaks 6 2.0%
other/undeclared 8 2.7%
Total 301 100%

References

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  1. ^ Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
  2. ^ "Naseljena Mjesta 1991/2013" (in Bosnian). Statistical Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrieved September 27, 2021.