Banja Luka

Banja Luka or whiles Banjaluka (Serbian Cyrillic: Бања Лука, or Бањалука) is the seicont lairgest ceety in Bosnie an Herzegovinae an the admeenistrative caipital o the Republika Srpska entity. Tradeetionally it haes been the centre o the Bosanska Krajina region, locatit in the north-wastren pairt o the kintra. It is hame o the University o Banja Luka, as well as numerous state an entity institutions o Bosnie an Herzegovinae. The ceety lies on the Vrbas river an is well-kent in the kintras o the umwhile Yugoslavie for bein full o tree-lined avenues, boulevards, gardens, an pairks.^[1]

Banja Luka Бања Лука
Ceety
Clockwise frae tap: Panoramic view o Banja Luka, Cathedral o Christ the Saviour, Kastel Fortress on the left bank o the Vrbas River
Coat airms
Location o Banja Luka athin Republika Srpska an Bosnie an Herzegovinae.
Banja Luka Location o Banja Luka
Coordinates: 44°46′N 17°11′E
Kintra	Bosnie an Herzegovinae
Entity	Republika Srpska
Govrenment
• Mayor	Dragoljub Davidović (SNSD)
Area
• Ceety	1232 km2 (476 sq mi)
Population
• Ceety	238,353
• Density	243/km2 (630/sq mi)
• Urban	300,000 (approx.)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	78000
Area code(s)	+387 51
Website	www.banjaluka.rs.ba