Sokolac

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Sokolac
Соколац
Town and municipality
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Location of Sokolac within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location of Sokolac within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location of Sokolac
Coordinates: 43°56′10″N 18°47′52″E / 43.93611°N 18.79778°E / 43.93611; 18.79778Coordinates: 43°56′10″N 18°47′52″E / 43.93611°N 18.79778°E / 43.93611; 18.79778
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Republika Srpska
City Istočno Sarajevo
Government
 • Municipality presidentMilovan Bjelica (SDS)
Area
 • Total693.45 km2 (267.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Total12,021
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)57

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.

Demographics[]

Serban Orthodox Church of St. Elijah

Population[]

Population of settlements – Sokolac municipality
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
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
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
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 OFK Glasinac 2011's predecessor club FK Glasinac Sokolac has played two seasons in the country's top level Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They now play in the third tier.

International cooperation[]

List of Sokolac's sister and twin cities:

Friendship agreement:

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska" (PDF). rzs.rs.ba. Republika Srspka Institute of Statistics. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Градови побратими". Соколац - срце Романије (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-01-14.

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