Sokolac

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Town and municipality

Sokolac

Соколац

Town and municipality

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Location of Sokolac within Bosnia and Herzegovina

Coordinates: 43°56′10″N 18°47′52″E﻿ / ﻿43.93611°N 18.79778°E﻿ / 43.93611; 18.79778
Country|  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity|  Republika Srpska
City|  Istočno Sarajevo
Government

• Municipal mayor| Milovan Bjelica (SDS)
Area

• Total| 693.45 km2 (267.74 sq mi)
Population

(2013 census)

• Total| 12,021
• Density| 17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code| 57

Sokolac (Serbian Cyrillic: 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.

## History[edit]

### Bosnian War[edit]

Main article: Novoseoci massacre

On the 22 September 1992, the Army of Republika Srpska committed a massacre of 45 Bosniak civilians (44 male, one female) from the neighboring villages of Novoseoci and Pavičići in the villages of Novoseoci, Sokolac municipality, and Ivan Polje landfill on the way to Rogatica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Members of the VRS killed a woman in the village, then transported 44 men and boys to the Ivan Polje landfill, where they shot them dead. Exhumation at the landfill revealed additional eight victims from Han Stjenica, Rogatica municipality.[1]

## Demographics[edit]

Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Elijah

### Population[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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.[2]

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):[3]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[4]

## International cooperation[edit]

List of Sokolac's sister and twin cities:

* Hohenburg[5]
* Ormylia[5]
* Arilje[5]
* Goraždevac[5]
* Obrenovac[5]

Friendship agreement:

* Nikšić[5]

## See also[edit]

* Municipalities of Republika Srpska

## References[edit]

1. ^ Pekmez, Irvin (2021-07-08). "Tupajić i ostali: Dan kada je posljednji put vidio oca i brata". Detektor (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2023-09-29.
2. ^ "Interview with Milovan Bjelica, the Mayor of Sokolac". www.balkaninside.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-30.
3. ^ "Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska" (PDF). rzs.rs.ba. Republika Srspka Institute of Statistics. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
4. ^ "Sokolac Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
5. ^ a b c d e f "Градови побратими". Соколац - срце Романије (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-01-14.

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