Istočno Sarajevo
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Istočno Sarajevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Источно Сарајево; English: East Sarajevo) is a city in the Republika Srpska adjacent to its capital Sarajevo to its northeast. It is not a highly urbanized area despite officially being a city as it is basically the pre-war part of Sarajevo now in Republika Srpska.
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[edit] Name
It was previously known as Srpsko Sarajevo (Српско Сарајево, Serb Sarajevo) but the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina adjudicated its name change.
[edit] Population
Due to the changes in the municipal borders due to the war, it is only possible to estimate the city's population at 80,000 to 100,000.
[edit] Features
As the de jure capital of Republika Srpska is Sarajevo, this city is interpretated by some as the capital of the Republika Srpska. However, the de facto capital of the Republika Srpska is Banja Luka which is the government seat.
The division of Sarajevo into the main city and Istočno Sarajevo is evident when one travels to the city from Serbia. Buses from Belgrade, for example, skirt the city and terminate at the Istočno Sarajevo bus station, rather than the city's main bus station.
[edit] Municipalities
The municipalies of Istočno Sarajevo are:
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