Sapna

Sapna
Сапна
Town and municipality

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Location of Sapna within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Coordinates: 44°30′55″N 18°0′40″E / 44.51528°N 18.01111°E / 44.51528; 18.01111Coordinates: 44°30′55″N 18°0′40″E / 44.51528°N 18.01111°E / 44.51528; 18.01111
Country  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Federation of BiH
Boroughs Federation
Government
 • Municipality president Ismet Omerović (SDA)
Area
 • Total 118 km2 (46 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
 • Total 12,136
 • Density 103/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s) +387 35
Website www.opcinasapna.ba

Sapna is a town and municipality located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

People have lived in the Sapna region since the earliest days. In the Middle Ages, Sapna was an important transit route between the then towns of Zvornik and Teočak. When the Ottoman Turks came, the area was placed under the administrative unit called the Zvornik Sandžak, which was created between 1478 and 1483. During Austro-Hungarian rule this was part of the Zvornik Kotar, and in early Yugoslavia it was part of the Zvornik Srez.

Before the Bosnian War, Sapna was part of the Zvornik municipality. But, as a result of the Dayton Agreement, the Zvornik municipality was divided between the two entities, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska, so Sapna became a municipality itself, comprising the portion of Zvornik municipality that remained in the Federation of BiH. Sapna officially became a municipality on March 8, 1998.

Settlements

The other villages within Sapna Municipality are Baljkovica, Goduš, Hanđelići, Kobilići, Kovačevići, Međeđa, Nezuk, Rastošnica, Selimovići, Skakovica, Vitinica and Zaseok.

Demographics

Before the war, Sapna had a population of 13,500, with a density of 114,4 people per km². It is not known exactly how many people live now in the town and the municipality of Sapna since there has not been a census since 1991.

Town of Sapna, census 2013

total: 1,807

Today about 5,350 people live in the town of Sapna

Municipality of Sapna, 2013

total: 14,500

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