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 Соколац | |
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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 | |
| • Mayor | 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
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
For many years, the agriculture has been an important part of Sokolac's economy. For most inhabitants, agriculture is not only a way to make a living, but also a family tradition. Sokolac used to be known for its high quality potatoes; until recently, potato chip manufacturing was a promising industry for the region. Livestock production is the second largest agricultural industry in the community. The area surrounding Sokolac is well known for its quality grasslands, due to the foggy, moist conditions that keep the grass green for much of the year and make it well suited for grazing dairy, cattle and sheep. Beef, cattle and mutton/lamb are the second largest export of the community. Although Sokolac has a small dairy factory, the milk market production is very small. Sokolac is surrounded by high quality woodlands, which have been largely cut down in last ten years. Although this industry generates the most revenue for the community, only a small percentage of people work in that industry.
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]
Sokolac has a large forest complex. The municipality possesses 38,013 hectares of forest, of which 94.76% of it is state-owned forest whilst 5.24% is private property. This gives Sokolac a total timber supply of up to 8,482,000 cubic meters. Of agricultural land (32,834 hectares), meadows and pastures comprise 28,232 hectares and fields and orchards comprise 4,602 hectares.
- 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.
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.
External links
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