Vogošća
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Municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||
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General Information | |||
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Land area | 72 km² | ||
Population (2002 census) | 19,894 | ||
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Area code | +387 33 | ||
Mayor | Asim Sarajlić (SDA) | ||
Website | http://www.vogosca.ba |
Vogošća (Cyrillic: Вогошћа) is the secondary suburb of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located about 6 kilometers north of the city center and covering some 72 km². According to government statistics from 2002, Vogošća has 19,894 residents, of which 17,686 are Bosniaks (88.9%), 1,636 are Serbs (8.2%), 452 are Croats (2.3%), and 120 are classified as others (0.6%). However, before the war the majority of residents were Serbian.
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. By the late 1980s it was the second most industrious and productive municipality in former Yugoslavia.
Vogošća was heavily damaged during exodus of the Serbian people who left when it became part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina after the end of the Bosnian war. Today, Vogošća is rebuilding and its industries are on the rebound.
[edit] Communities and neighborhoods in Vogošća
- Vogošća I
- Vogošća II
- Blagovac
- Hotonj
- Kobilja Glava
- Semizovac
- Svrake
- Gora
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Municipalities of the Sarajevo Canton | Image:Sarajevocantongrb.gif | |
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Centar | Hadžići | Ilidža | Ilijaš | Novi Grad | Novo Sarajevo | Stari Grad | Trnovo | Vogošća | |