Milići, Republika Srpska
Milići
Милићи | |
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Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Government | |
• Mayor | Živojin Jurošević (SNSD) [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 27,913 km2 (10,777 sq mi) |
Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 12,272 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Area code | 56 |
Milići (Serbian Cyrillic: Милићи) is a small town and a municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Industry
Milići is dominated by 'Boksit', a multi-faceted company originally established in 1959 as a bauxite extraction industry. The local football team, FK Boksit Milići, were also established by the company in 1972.
In the 1990s, businessman Rajko Dukić invested in sports development in Milići, and local teams became champions of Republika Srpska in football, chess, bowling and women's handball. He also invested in a large cultural complex occupying the centre of the town, including a museum, motel, pool complex and the 65-metre tall 'Rajko's Tower'.[1]
Demographics
1971
total: 11,965
1981
total: 14,117
1991
total: 16,038
- Serbs - 7,931 (49.45%)
- Bosniaks - 7,805 (48.66%)
- Yugoslavs - 68 (0.42%)
- Croats - 7 (0.04%)
- others and unknown - 227 (1.4%)
Settlements
Bačići, Bešići, Bijelo Polje, Bišina, Bukovica Donja, Bukovica Gornja, Buljevići, Derventa, Donje Vrsinje, Dubačko, Dubnica, Dukići, Đile, Đurđevići, Gerovi, Glušac, Golići, Gornje Vrsinje, Gunjaci, Jeremići, Kokanovići, Koprivno, Kostrača, Krajčinovići, Lukavica, Lukići, Maćesi, Milići, Mišići, Nova Kasaba, Nurići, Pavkovići, Podbirač, Podgora, Pomol, Rajići, Raševo, Raškovići, Ristijevići, Rovaši, Rupovo Brdo, Sebiočina, Skugrići, Supač, Štedra, Toljevići, Višnjica, Vitići, Vrtoče, Vukovići, Vukšići, Zabrđe, Zagrađe and Zaklopača.
References
- Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
See also
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