Sokolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina

This article is about the town and municipality in eastern Bosnia. For other places, see Sokolac (disambiguation).

Sokolac (Serbian Cyrillic: Соколац) is a town and municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, 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.

Sokolac Соколац
Town and municipality
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Location of Sokolac within the city of Istočno Sarajevo
Coordinates: 43°56′10″N 18°47′52″E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Republika Srpska
City	Istočno Sarajevo
Status	Suburban
Government
• Municipal mayor	Strahinja Bašević (SNSD)
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)
Postal code	71350
Area code	+387 57

History

Bosnian War

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

Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Elijah

Population

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

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

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

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

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

List of Sokolac's sister and twin cities:

• Hohenburg^[5]
• Ormylia^[5]
• Arilje^[5]
• Goraždevac^[5]
• Obrenovac^[5]

Friendship agreement:

• Nikšić^[5]

See also

• Municipalities of Republika Srpska