Janja Gora is a village in the municipality of Plaški, in the Lika region of Croatia. It is located 9 km northeast of the municipal seat at Plaški.
It was historically known as Tuk. Prior to the administrative reorganization of SR Croatia, it was part of the municipality of Ogulin. During the Croatian War of Independence, the region was occupied by rebel Serbs. The village is ecclesiastically part of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of upper Karlovac.Архијерејско намјесништво плашчанско The village has a Serbian majority.
Omar Pasha (1806–1871), the Ottoman general and governor, was born in the village.
+ Demographic historySavezni zavod za statistiku i evidenciju FNRJ i SFRJ, popis stanovništva 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981. i 1991. godine. Ethnic group 1948 1953 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 Serbs n/a n/a 882 (99,43%) 733 (95,44%) 466 (78,84%) 460 (98,08%) 92 (77,96%) Yugoslavs n/a n/a 2 (0,22%) 27 (3,51%) 121 (20,47%) 2 (0,42%) Croats n/a n/a 1 (0,11%) 2 (0,26%) 1 (0,16%) Others, unknown n/a n/a 2 (0,22%) 6 (0,78%) 3 (0,50%) 7 (1,49%) 26 (22,03%) Total 966 985 887 768 591 469 118
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