Vogošća

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

Vogošća
Вогошћа

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Municipality coat of arms

Municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina

General Information

Entity

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Land area

72 km²

Population (2002 census)

19,894

Population density

Coordinates

43°54′N, 18°21′E

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%). The majority of the Serbian population left Vogošća after the war, largely due to Serbian propaganda that they were not safe in non-Serbian controlled territory anymore.

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 the Bosnian war and the siege of Sarajevo. It was under the control of Serbian forces, who pillaged the town in a "scorched earth" policy when retreating after the Dayton Agreement provided Vogošća to be a 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

[edit] External links

http://www.vogosca.ba

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