Vogošća
Vogošća
Вогошћа | |
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Town and municipality | |
Coordinates: 43°54′N 18°21′E / 43.900°N 18.350°E | |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Canton | Sarajevo Canton |
Government | |
• Municipal mayor | Migdad Hasanović (SDA) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 71.69 km2 (27.68 sq mi) |
Population (2013) | |
• Municipality | 26,343 |
• Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
• Urban | 10,568 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Area code | +387 33 |
Website | vogosca |
Vogošća (Cyrillic: Bогошћа) is a town and a municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The municipality is located about 6 kilometers north of the city of Sarajevo and is its secondary suburb, after Ilidža. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 10,568 inhabitants, with 26,343 inhabitants in the municipality.
History
[edit]Vogošća greatly prospered during the 1980s, as part of Sarajevo’s great boom in the latter half of the 20th century. It grew to prominence in large part due to its automobile manufacturing industry, having deals with German and Swedish companies, including Volkswagen Group. By the late 1980s, it was the second most industrious and productive municipality in the former Yugoslavia.
Vogošća was heavily damaged during the exodus of the Serbs who controlled that territory during the war while its Bosniak population was expelled. The Dayton Agreement provided Vogošća to be a part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Today, Vogošća is rebuilding and its industries are on the rebound thanks to aid and funds, along with the construction of the military-industrial complex of the company "Pretis".
Geography
[edit]The municipality of Vogošća covers 72 km and is 6 km from the center of Sarajevo, 70 km from Zenica and 100 km from Tuzla, the largest consumer centers in the country. It has communication links, the main road Brod - Sarajevo - Metković, the main railway line Vinkovci (Croatia) - Sarajevo - Ploče (Adriatic Sea). The area has a developed infrastructure, electroenergy media, coal, natural gas, natural resources of the fertile valley of the Bosna River, etc. The population is optimal, and a high level of qualifications of all profiles of workers is represented.
Demographics
[edit]1971
[edit]According to the 1971 population census there were 14,402 residents.
- 6,728 Serbs (46.71%)
- 5,938 Bosniaks (41.23%)
- 1,186 Croats (8.23%)
- 247 Yugoslavs (1.71%)
- 303 Others (2.12%)
1991
[edit]According to the 1991 population census there were 24,647 residents.
- 12,499 Bosniaks (50.71%)
- 8,813 Serbs (35.75%)
- 1,071 Croats (4.34%)
- 1,730 Yugoslavs (7.01%)
- 534 Others (2.19%)
2013
[edit]Population and ethnicity by settlement:
Settlement | Total | Ethnicity | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bosniaks | % | Croats | % | Serbs | % | Others | % | ||
Blagovac | 1,956 | 1,842 | 94.2 | 15 | 0.8 | 64 | 3.3 | 35 | 1.8 |
Budišići | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Donja Vogošća | 406 | 333 | 82 | 1 | 0.2 | 19 | 4.7 | 53 | 13.1 |
Garež | 22 | 22 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gora | 281 | 265 | 94.3 | 6 | 2.1 | 9 | 3.2 | 1 | 0.4 |
Grahovište | 93 | 74 | 79.6 | 1 | 1.1 | 3 | 3.2 | 15 | 16.1 |
Hotonj | 4,580 | 4,372 | 95.5 | 19 | 0.4 | 37 | 0.8 | 152 | 3.3 |
Kamenica | 98 | 64 | 65.3 | 26 | 26.5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.1 |
Kobilja Glava | 3,092 | 2,973 | 96.2 | 6 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 110 | 3.6 |
Kremeš | 114 | 89 | 78.1 | 1 | 0.9 | 21 | 18.4 | 3 | 2.6 |
Krivoglavci | 613 | 578 | 94.3 | 3 | 0.5 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 4.2 |
Ljubina-Poturovići | 426 | 382 | 89.7 | 9 | 2.1 | 27 | 6.3 | 8 | 1.9 |
Nebočaj | 424 | 342 | 80.7 | 4 | 0.9 | 15 | 3.5 | 63 | 14.9 |
Perca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Semizovac | 790 | 688 | 87.1 | 21 | 2.7 | 19 | 2.4 | 62 | 7.8 |
Svrake | 1,204 | 1,159 | 96.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 43 | 3.6 |
Tihovići | 337 | 329 | 97.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.4 |
Uglješići | 322 | 320 | 99.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 |
Ugorsko | 1,017 | 990 | 97.3 | 6 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2.1 |
Vogošća | 10,568 | 9,529 | 90.2 | 203 | 1.9 | 316 | 3 | 520 | 4.9 |
Vrapče | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Municipality total | 26,343 | 24,351 | 92.4 | 321 | 1.2 | 542 | 2.1 | 1,129 | 4.3 |
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Vogošća is twinned with:
References
[edit]- ^ "Općina Vogošća se bratimila sa općinom Čekmekoj iz Istanbula". vogosca.ba (in Bosnian). Vogošća. 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Kardeş Şehirler". izmit.bel.tr (in Turkish). İzmit. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of SR Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Vogošća Municipality at Wikimedia Commons