Sokolac ( sr-Cyrl, 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
Population
Ethnic composition
Economy
Sokolac is an important intersection for regional transport routes. The roads that intersect in Sokolac are between
Sarajevo and the
Adriatic Sea,
Belgrade
Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
,
Užice,
Banja Luka and
Bijeljina.
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;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):
Sport
The local
OFK Glasinac 2011
OFK Glasinac 2011 (Serbian Cyrillic: OФК Гласинац 2011) is a football club from the town of Sokolac, in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of a wider sports society named SD Sokolac. The club competes in the Second Leag ...
'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:
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Hohenburg
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Ormylia
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Arilje
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Goraždevac
*
Obrenovac
Friendship agreement:
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Nikšić
See also
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Municipalities of Republika Srpska
Under the "Law on Territorial Organization and Local Self-Government" adopted in 1994, Republika Srpska was divided into 80 municipalities. After the conclusion of the Dayton Peace Agreement, the law was amended in 1996 to reflect the changes to ...
References
External links
Interview with Milovan Bjelica, the Mayor of Sokolac
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Populated places in Sokolac
Romanija plateau
Cities and towns in Republika Srpska