Vogošća

Vogošća Вогошћа
Town and municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Vogošća within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Vogošća Location of Vogošća
Coordinates: 43°54′N 18°21′E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Communities	8
Government
• Municipality president	Edin Smajić (SDA)
Area
• Total	71.7 km2 (27.7 sq mi)
Population  (2014 census)
• Total	32,500
• Density	453/km2 (1,170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+387 33
Website	http://www.vogosca.ba

Vogošća is marked with number 9 on this map of the Sarajevo Canton.

Vogošća is a secondary suburb and municipality of Sarajevo, Sarajevo Canton, the capital of Bosnia, located about 6 kilometers north of the city center and covering some 72 km². As of 2013, it has a population of 27,816 inhabitants.

Demographics

1971

According to 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

According to 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

According to 2013 population census there are 26,343 residents.

• 24,351 Bosniaks (92.44%)
• 542 Serbs (2.06%)
• 321 Croats (1.22%)
• 212 Not declared (0.80%)
• 901 Others (3.42%)
• 16 Unknown (0.06%)

History

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 former Yugoslavia.

Vogošća was heavily damaged during the exodus of the Serbs who controlled that territory during the war. 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.

Communities and neighborhoods in Vogošća

• Vogošća I
• Vogošća II

• Blagovac • Budišići • Donja Vogošća • Garež • Gora • Grahovište • Hotonj • Kamenica • Kobilja Glava • Kremeš • Krivoglavci • Ljubina - Poturovići • Nebočaj • Perca • Semizovac • Svrake • Tihovići • Uglješići • Ugorsko • Vrapče

References

• 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

• http://www.vogosca.ba