Novi Grad ( sr-cyrl, Нови Град, ;
lit. "New Town") is a municipality of the city of
Sarajevo
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,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. It is the westernmost of the four municipalities that make up the city of Sarajevo. The municipality also consists of the villages
Bojnik
Bojnik ( sr-cyr, Бојник) is a town and municipality located in the Jablanica District of southern Serbia. According to 2022 census, the population of the town is 3,087 and population of the municipality was 9,315.
History
Much of the popul ...
and
Rečica.
History
During the
1970s
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, Sarajevo was undergoing a rapid economic and cultural development, with great expansion focused on population and industry. Novi Grad was a direct result of this period of heavy growth, in which many acres of previously unused land were transformed into
socialist
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urban centres filled with apartment buildings. By the time the Novi Grad municipality was formally recognized, it had some 60,000 citizens, in 18 neighbourhoods.
According to the
1991 census
It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union collapsed, leaving fifteen sovereign republics and the CIS in its place. In July 1991, India abandoned its policies of dirigism, license r ...
, the municipality of Novi Grad had 136,746 citizens. Four years of the
Bosnian War
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brought that number down tremendously, as the
Serb minority left the city. Of the municipality's 33,517 residential buildings, 92% were damaged during the
Siege of Sarajevo
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.
Novi Grad has since made a fantastic recovery. Although many bullet holes and mortar shell impacts are visible throughout the municipality, it is overall healthy and functioning. As the most modern part of Sarajevo, Novi Grad is also ground to many new developments, such as the
Bosmal City Center.
Demographics
1971
111,811 total
*
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...
- 45,806 (40.96%)
*
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...
- 37,147 (33.22%)
*
Croats
The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...
- 17,491 (15.64%)
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Yugoslavs
Yugoslavs or Yugoslavians ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Jugoslaveni/Jugosloveni, Југославени/Југословени; ; ) is an identity that was originally conceived to refer to a united South Slavic people. It has been used in two connotations: ...
- 5,798 (5.18%)
*Others - 5,569 (5.00%)
1991
136,616 total
*Bosniaks - 69,430 (50.82%)
*Serbs - 37,591 (27.51%)
*Croats - 8,889 (6.50%)
*Yugoslavs - 15,580 (11.40%)
*Others - 5,126 (3.77%)
2002
According to the 2002 estimate, today the municipality of Novi Grad has 122,636 citizens, of which around 94% are Bosniaks, 2% Serbs and 4% Croats.
2005
In 2005, 86% of the population of the municipality were ethnic
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...
.
2013
118,553 total
*Bosniaks - 99,773 (84.15%)
*Croats - 4,947 (4.17%)
*Serbs - 4,367 (3.68%)
*Others - 9,439 (7.96%)
Communities and neighborhoods in Novi Grad

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Boljakov Potok
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Buća Potok
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Staro Hrasno
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Otoka
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Čengić Vila II
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Mojmilo
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Švrakino Selo
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Aneks
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Alipašino Polje-
A Faza
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Alipašino Polje-
B Faza
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Alipašino Polje-
C Faza
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Saraj Polje (Vojničko Polje)
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Olimpijsko selo Mojmilo
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Dobrinja A
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Dobrinja B
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Dobrinja C
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Dobrinja D
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Dolac
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Alipašin Most II
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Ahatovići (Gornji Ahatovići and Donji Ahatovići)
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Alipašin Most I
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Briješće
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Naselje Heroja Sokolje
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Dobroševići
References
External links
Official website
{{Authority control
Populated places in the Sarajevo Canton