Bileća

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Билећа
Bileća

Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina Shown in bright red (click to enlarge) The light red indicates the Republika Srpska entity General Information Entity Republika Srpska Municipality area 633 km² Population - (est.) 15,000 - (1991 census) 13,269 Area code +387 59 Time zone CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Politics Mayor Miladin Samardžić

Bileća (Serbian Cyrillic: Билећа) is a town and municipality in the southeast of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Features 4 See also

[edit] Geography

It is located in eastern Herzegovina near the border with Montenegro and north of Trebinje and south of Gacko. Administratively, Bileća is part of the Trebinje Region.

[edit] Demographics

According to the 1910 census, the absolute majority in the Bileća municipality were Orthodox Christians (82.27%). According to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1931 population census, the absolute majority was held by Orthodox Christians 81.27%.

In the census of 1991, the population of the Bileća municipality was 13,269 residents, including:

• 10,651 Serbs (80.27%) (See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• 1,944 Muslims by nationality (14.65%)
• 223 Yugoslavs (1.68%)
• 39 Croats (0.29%) (See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• 412 others (3.10%)

The town itself recorded 10,125 residents and rest in four villages in the vicinity.

In the estimate of 2005, the population of the Bileća municipality was at 12,000 residents, including:

• 11,920 Serbs (99.3%)
• 80 Bosniaks (0.7%)

[edit] Features

The lake of Bileća (Bilećko jezero) is located south of the town.

[edit] See also

• Municipalities of Republika Srpska

Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina

v • d • e Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Republika Srpska • Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina v • d • e Districts of Bosnia and Herzegovina Brčko distrikt v • d • e Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Podrinje • Central Bosnia • Herzegovina-Neretva • Posavina • Sarajevo • Tuzla • Una Sana • West Bosnia • West Herzegovina • Zenica-Doboj v • d • e Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Banovići • Bihać • Bosanska Krupa • Bosanski Petrovac • Bosansko Grahovo • Bugojno • Busovača • Bužim • Čapljina • Cazin • Čelić • Centar, Sarajevo • Čitluk • Drvar • Doboj East • Doboj South • Dobretići • Domaljevac-Šamac • Donji Vakuf • Foča-Ustikolina • Fojnica • Glamoč • Goražde • Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje • Gračanica • Gradačac • Grude • Hadžići • Ilidža • Ilijaš • Jablanica • Jajce • Kakanj • Kalesija • Kiseljak • Kladanj • Ključ • Konjic • Kreševo • Kupres • Livno • Ljubuški • Lukavac • Maglaj • Mostar • Neum • Novi Grad, Sarajevo • Novo Sarajevo • Novi Travnik • Odžak • Olovo • Orašje • Pale-Prača • Posušje • Prozor-Rama • Ravno • Sanski Most • Sapna • Široki Brijeg • Srebrenik • Stari Grad, Sarajevo • Stolac • Teočak • Tešanj • Tomislavgrad • Travnik • Trnovo (FBiH) • Tuzla • Usora • Vareš • Velika Kladuša • Visoko • Vitez • Vogošća • Zavidovići • Zenica • Žepče • Živinice Republika Srpska Berkovići • Bijeljina • Bileća • Bosanska Kostajnica • Bosanski Brod • Bratunac • Čajniče • Čelinac • Derventa • Doboj • Donji Žabar • Foča • Gacko • Grad Banja Luka • Gradiška • Han Pijesak • Istočni Drvar • Istočna Ilidža • Istočni Mostar • Istočno Novo Sarajevo • Istočni Stari Grad • Jezero • Kalinovik • Kneževo • Kozarska Dubica • Kotor Varoš • Krupa na Uni • Kupres • Laktaši • Ljubinje • Lopare • Milići • Modriča • Mrkonjić Grad • Nevesinje • Novi Grad • Novo Goražde • Osmaci • Oštra Luka • Pale • Pelagićevo • Petrovac • Petrovo • Prijedor • Prnjavor • Ribnik • Rogatica • Rudo • Šamac • Šekovići • Šipovo • Sokolac • Srbac • Srebrenica • Teslić • Trebinje • Trnovo (RS) • Ugljevik • Višegrad • Vlasenica • Vukosavlje • Zvornik

Coordinates: 42°52′N 18°26′E