Centar Municipality, Sarajevo

Centar Municipality, Sarajevo Центар, Сарајево
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Centar Municipality, Sarajevo within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
– Municipality president	Dževad Bećirević (SDP)
Population (2002 census)
– Total	68,151
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	+387 33
Website	http://www.centar.ba

Centar (translated Center) is a municipality of central Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located between the older parts of the city under Stari Grad, and the newer more modern parts of the city under the municipalities Novi Grad and Novo Sarajevo.

The Centar municipality, according to the government website, is the administrative, business, commercial, cultural, educational, and medical centre of Sarajevo. Although some of these may be disputed, Centar is certainly the most important part of Sarajevo, housing most major branches of the city and national governments.

Centar is marked with number 1 on this map of the Sarajevo Canton.

The municipality of Centar occupies 3,313 hectrates of land, of which close to 17% is housing. The amount of private and state owned land is nearly equal, with 1600 and 1713 hectrates respectively. The municipality celebrates May 2 as "Centar Municipality Day", in commemoration of the heroic defense by citizens of the aggressor's assault on the Presidency Building of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Centar is also home to many Olympic complexes such as City Hall Skenderija and sports venues Kosevo Stadium and Olympic Hall Zetra.

History

The Siege of Sarajevo had a tremendous effect on Centar. Prior to the aggression, Centar municipality had 79,000 citizens, of which the majority were Bosniaks. 7,000 citizens of the municipality were killed by the aggressors during the war, as major battles took place on its grounds. There was also a heavy presence of land mines in the area, however in December 2003 the government succeeded in clearing all land mines from the area. Since the end of the war, the municipality has received 12 major awards, indicating its current well-being and prosperity.

Demographics

1971

126.598 total

• Muslims - 74.354 (58,73%)
• Serbs - 27.658 (21,84%)
• Croats - 12.903 (10,19%)
• Yugoslavs - 5.944 (4,69%)
• Others - 5.739 (4,55%)

1991

79.286 total

• Muslims - 39.761 (50,14%)
• Serbs - 16.631 (20,97%)
• Croats - 5.428 (6,84%)
• Yugoslavs - 13.030 (16,43%)
• Others - 4.436 (5,62%)

Sarajevo (part of settlement), 1991. census

total: 76,771

• Muslims by nationality - 38,860 (50.61%)
• Serbs - 15,192 (19.78%)
• "Yugoslavs" - 12,958 (16.87%)
• Croats - 5,415 (7.05%)
• others and unknown - 4,346 (5.66%)

2002

According to government statistics from 2002, today Centar municipality has some 80 000 citizens, of which 82% are Bosniaks, 12% are Serbs, 4% are Croats and 2% are others.

Communities and neighborhoods

Map of the communities and neighborhoods in Centar municipality

#Bardakčije

1. Betanija - Šip
2. Breka - Koševo II
3. Ciglane - Gorica
4. Donji Velešići
5. Džidžikovac - Koševo I
6. Hrastovi - Mrkovići
7. Koševsko Brdo
8. Marijin Dvor - Crni Vrh
9. Mejtaš - Bjelave
10. MZ Park - Višnjik
11. Pionirska Dolina – Nahorevo
12. Skenderija - Podtekija
13. Soukbunar
14. Trg Oslobođenja

References

• Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.

External links

• The official web site of Centar municipality Sarajevo

Coordinates: 43°52′8″N 18°24′31″E / 43.86889°N 18.40861°E / 43.86889; 18.40861