Istočna Ilidža

Istočna Ilidža
Источна Илиџа
East Ilidža
Municipality
Istočna Ilidža

Location of Istočna Ilidža within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 44°15′N 18°41′E / 44.250°N 18.683°E / 44.250; 18.683Coordinates: 44°15′N 18°41′E / 44.250°N 18.683°E / 44.250; 18.683
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Republika Srpska
City Istočno Sarajevo
Government
 • Mayor Predrag Kovač (SDS)
 • Municipality 27.9 km2 (10.8 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
 • Town 14,241
 • Municipality 14,763
 • Municipality density 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s) 57

Istočna Ilidža (Serbian Cyrillic: Источна Илиџа, "East Ilidža") 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 14,763 inhabitants.

It was also known as Srpska Ilidža (Српска Илиџа, "Serbian Ilidža"), as well as Kasindo, and was created from part of the pre-war municipality of Ilidža (the other part of the pre-war municipality is now in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina). There have been some proposals for the municipality to be merged with that of Istočno Novo Sarajevo.[1]

Demographics

According to the census of 2013, the population stands at 15,233.[2]

2013 Census

Municipality Nationality
Total
Bosniaks
%
Croats
%
Serbs
%
Istočna Ilidža 6484.38 1561.05 13755 93.17 14,763

[3]

Sport

The local football club is FK Famos, which competes in the First League of the Republika Srpska.

References

  1. ↑ Glas Srpske
  2. ↑ Census website
  3. ↑ http://www.popis.gov.ba/popis2013/knjige.php?id=0
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