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Bijakovići

Bijakovići (Cyrillic: Бијаковићи) is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The village is within the area served by the Franciscans friars of Medjugorje. In 1981, Mount Podbrdo in Bijakovići was the site of the alleged first Marian apparitions of the entity whom seers referred to as Gospa.

The Croatian-Canadian businessman and arms smuggler Anton Kikaš was born in Bijakovići.

Demographics

According to the 2013 census, its population was 1,438.

Ethnicity in 2013
Ethnicity Number Percentage
Croats 1,360 94.6%
Bosniaks 3 0.2%
other/undeclared 75 5.2%
Total 1,438 100%