Sokolac
Sokolac (Serbian Cyrillic: Соколац) 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 12,021 inhabitants, while the town of Sokolac has a population of 5,919 inhabitants.
Sokolac
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 Location of Sokolac within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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| Coordinates: 43°56′10″N 18°47′52″E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Republika Srpska |
| City | Istočno Sarajevo |
| Government | |
| • Municipality president | Milovan Bjelica (SDS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 693.45 km2 (267.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Total | 12,021 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code(s) | 57 |
Demographics
Serban Orthodox Church of St. Elijah
Population
| Population of settlements – Sokolac municipality | ||||||
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| Settlement | 1961. | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. | |
| Total | 17,053 | 15,281 | 14,833 | 12,021 | ||
| 1 | Baltići | 185 | 403 | |||
| 2 | Brejakovići | 153 | 218 | |||
| 3 | Knežina | 465 | 237 | |||
| 4 | Novo Selo | 119 | 693 | |||
| 5 | Podromanija | 377 | 1,268 | |||
| 6 | Ravna Romanija | 115 | 237 | |||
| 7 | Sokolac | 1,132 | 2,464 | 3,649 | 5,562 | 5,919 |
| 8 | Vidrići | 243 | 257 | |||
Ethnic composition
| Ethnic composition – Sokolac town | |||||||
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| 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
| Total | 5,919 (100,0%) | 5,562 (100,0%) | 3,649 (100,0%) | 2,464 (100,0%) | |||
| Serbs | 5,182 (93,17%) | 3,211 (88,00%) | 2,256 (91,56%) | ||||
| Bosniaks | 262 (4,711%) | 140 (3,837%) | 107 (4,343%) | ||||
| Others | 61 (1,097%) | 5 (0,137%) | 8 (0,325%) | ||||
| Yugoslavs | 47 (0,845%) | 224 (6,139%) | 16 (0,649%) | ||||
| Croats | 10 (0,180%) | 34 (0,932%) | 43 (1,745%) | ||||
| Montenegrins | 29 (0,795%) | 30 (1,218%) | |||||
| Albanians | 5 (0,137%) | 3 (0,122%) | |||||
| Macedonians | 1 (0,027%) | ||||||
| Hungarians | 1 (0,041%) | ||||||
| Ethnic composition – Sokolac municipality | |||||||
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| 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | ||||
| Total | 12,021 (100,0%) | 14,883 (100,0%) | 15,281 (100,0%) | 17,053 (100,0%) | |||
| Serbs | 11,250 (93,59%) | 10,195 (68,50%) | 9,743 (63,76%) | 11,006 (64,54%) | |||
| Bosniaks | 671 (5,582%) | 4,493 (30,19%) | 4,817 (31,52%) | 5,790 (33,95%) | |||
| Others | 71 (0,591%) | 93 (0,625%) | 123 (0,805%) | 47 (0,276%) | |||
| Croats | 29 (0,241%) | 19 (0,128%) | 57 (0,373%) | 128 (0,751%) | |||
| Yugoslavs | 83 (0,558%) | 486 (3,180%) | 23 (0,135%) | ||||
| Montenegrins | 42 (0,275%) | 53 (0,311%) | |||||
| Macedonians | 6 (0,039%) | 1 (0,006%) | |||||
| Albanians | 5 (0,033%) | 3 (0,018%) | |||||
| Slovenes | 1 (0,007%) | ||||||
| Hungarians | 1 (0,007%) | 2 (0,012%) | |||||
Economy
Sokolac is an important intersection for regional transport routes. The roads that intersect in Sokolac are between Sarajevo and the Adriatic Sea, Belgrade, Užice, Banja Luka and Bijeljina.[1]
- Economic preview
The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[2]
| Activity | Total |
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| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 525 |
| Mining and quarrying | - |
| Manufacturing | 392 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 54 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | - |
| Construction | 360 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 373 |
| Transportation and storage | 90 |
| Accommodation and food services | 70 |
| Information and communication | 23 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 31 |
| Real estate activities | - |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 28 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 10 |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 252 |
| Education | 173 |
| Human health and social work activities | 305 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 22 |
| Other service activities | 22 |
| Total | 2,730 |
Sport
The local football club, FK Glasinac Sokolac, plays in the First League of the Republika Srpska.
International cooperation
List of Sokolac's sister and twin cities:
Friendship agreement:
See also
References
- "Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska" (PDF). rzs.rs.ba. Republika Srspka Institute of Statistics. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- "Градови побратими". Соколац - срце Романије (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-01-14.
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