Istočno Novo Sarajevo
Istočno Novo Sarajevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Источно Ново Сарајево, "East New Sarajevo") is a municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 10,642 inhabitants.
Istočno Novo Sarajevo
Источно Ново Сарајево East New Sarajevo | |
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 Location of East New Sarajevo within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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| Coordinates: 43°49′12″N 18°21′33″E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Republika Srpska |
| City | Istočno Sarajevo |
| Government | |
| • Municipality president | Jovan Katić (SNSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,469 km2 (1,339 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Total | 10,642 |
| • Density | 3,308/km2 (8,570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code(s) | 57 |
| Website | www |
It was created from part of the pre-war municipality of Novo Sarajevo (the other part of the pre-war municipality is now in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Etymology
The municipality was formerly known as Srpsko Novo Sarajevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Српско Ново Сарајево, "Serb New Sarajevo") and Lukavica (Serbian Cyrillic: Лукавица).
Demographics
Population
| Population of settlements – Istočno Novo Sarajevo municipality | |||
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| Settlement | 1991. | 2013. | |
| Total | 9,129 | 10,642 | |
| 1 | Kozarevići | 328 | 413 |
| 2 | Lukavica | 1,848 | 7,597 |
| 3 | Miljevići | 1,265 | |
| 4 | Petrovići | 240 | 262 |
| 5 | Toplik | 511 | 626 |
Ethnic composition
| Ethnic composition – Istočno Novo Sarajevo municipality | |||||||
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| Total | 10,642 (100,0%) | ||||||
| Serbs | 10,248 (96,30%) | ||||||
| Others | 243 (2,283%) | ||||||
| Croats | 107 (1,005%) | ||||||
| Bosniaks | 44 (0,413%) | ||||||
Education
In East New Sarajevo there is one elementary school "Sveti Sava" (Grades 1–9) and one high school "Srednja stručna škola 28. Juni". Four faculties of the University of East Sarajevo are situated in the municipality. These are the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Music Academy and Faculty of Agriculture.[1]
Sport
The local football club is Slavija Istočno Sarajevo that plays in the second League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Basketball Club Slavija is a basketball club from the City of East Sarajevo (East New Sarajevo municipality) that competes in the National Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]
Gallery
Trenches from the Bosnian war
City park
City gate
New buildings
Institute for Textbooks and Teaching Aids
Shopping centre
State Investigation and Protection Agency
New roads towards the municipality
City library
References
- University of East Sarajevo
- KK Slavija Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Istočno Novo Sarajevo. |
