Sokolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Town and municipality
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Sokolac (Serbian Cyrillic: Соколац) is a town and municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, 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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Town and municipality | |
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 Flag | |
 Location of Sokolac within the city of Istočno Sarajevo | |
| Coordinates: 43°56′10″N 18°47′52″E | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity |  Republika Srpska |
| City |  Istočno Sarajevo |
| Status | Suburban |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Strahinja Bašević (SNSD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 693.45 km2 (267.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 12,021 |
| • Density | 17.335/km2 (44.898/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 71350 |
| Area code | +387 57 |
History
Demographics
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.
Climate
| Climate data for Sokolac (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
33.4 (92.1) |
36.1 (97.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
28.3 (82.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
36.1 (97.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
2.7 (36.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
6.5 (43.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −31.6 (−24.9) |
−29.4 (−20.9) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−31.6 (−24.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57.3 (2.26) |
58.4 (2.30) |
58.3 (2.30) |
72.6 (2.86) |
89.5 (3.52) |
97.9 (3.85) |
83.7 (3.30) |
68.8 (2.71) |
84.2 (3.31) |
90.0 (3.54) |
81.1 (3.19) |
74.0 (2.91) |
915.8 (36.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 112.1 |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
International cooperation
Notable person
- Hilmo Selimović, businessperson[5]
- Halid Bešlić, singer[6]
