Istočno Sarajevo

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Istočno Sarajevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Источно Сарајево; English: "East Sarajevo") is the capital of the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina adjacent to its capital Sarajevo to its northeast. It is not a highly urbanized area despite officially being a city as it is basically the pre-war part of Sarajevo now in Republika Srpska.

Name

It was previously known as Srpsko Sarajevo (Српско Сарајево, "Serb Sarajevo") but the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina adjudicated its name change.

Population

Due to the changes in the municipal borders due to the recent war, it is only possible to estimate the area population at 90,327.

Features

"De jure" capital of Republika Srpska is Sarajevo. However, the "de facto" capital of the Republika Srpska is Banja Luka which is the government seat.

Municipalities

The municipalies of Istočno Sarajevo are:

* East Ilidža (sr. Istočna Ilidža) (pop. 20,000) [ [http://www.istocnailidza.net//podlink_stanovnistvo.php/ Istočna Ilidža, Official Website] ]
* East New Sarajevo (sr.Istočno Novo Sarajevo) (aka Lukavica) (pop. 20,000) [ [http://www.opstinasns.net/ Istočno Novo Sarajevo, Official Website] ]
* East Old Town (sr. Istočni Stari Grad) (pop. 3185)
* Pale (pop. 30,000)
* Sokolac (pop. 15500)
* Trnovo (RS) (pop. 1642)

Sport

The local football club, Slavija Istočno Sarajevo, plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Gallery

References

External links

* [http://www.turizam-isa.ba/ Turistička organizacija Istočno Sarajevo]
* [http://www.vladars.net Government of the Republika Srpska]
* [http://www.sarajevo-rs.com/ Istočno Sarajevo portal]
* [http://www.unssa.rs.ba University of Istočno Sarajevo]
* [http://www.gradisarajevo.net// Official page of city Istočno Sarajevo]
* [http://www.srpskosarajevo.com/// Istočno Sarajevo another portal]