Sveti Filip i Jakov
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Sv. Filip i Jakov is a municipality in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

 in Zadar County
Zadar County
Zadar County is a county in Croatia, it encompasses northern Dalmatia and southeastern Lika. Its center is the city of Zadar.- Population :According to the 2001 census, Zadar County has population of 162,045...

. It has a total population of 4,426, in the following settlements
Naselje
Naselje is a settlement in Croatia, usually translated as settlement. It is the smallest unit of Croatian territory. Individual settlements are by and large referred to as selo , while naselje is a statistical and administrative category. The units of local government in Croatia, cities and...

:
  • Donje Raštane, population 480
  • Gornje Raštane
    Gornje Raštane
    Gornje Raštane is a village in a municipality Sveti Filip i Jakov, in Zadar County, Croatia.Village is known for its successful lower league club NK Raštane....

    , population 440
  • Sikovo, population 370
  • Sveti Filip i Jakov, population 1,635
  • Sveti Petar na Moru, population 384
  • Turanj, population 1,085


At the time of the 2001 census, there were 4,402 inhabitants, 98% of whom were Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...

.

The municipality's Church of Saint Roch is classified by the Croatian government as a tourist locality.

During the communist Yugoslav era, the municipality was known only as Filipjakov to remove its religious connotation.

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