Centar, Sarajevo

Centar (Cyrillic: Центар, lit. ”Center") is a municipality of the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located between the older parts of the city under Stari Grad, and the newer more modern parts of the city under the municipalities Novi Grad and Novo Sarajevo.

Centar Центар Center
Municipality
Presidency Building National Museum Sarajevo National Theatre Skenderija Koševo City Stadium
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Location of Centar Municipality, Sarajevo within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Coordinates: 43°52′8″N 18°24′31″E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Sarajevo Canton
Government
• Municipal mayor	Srđan Mandić (NS)
Area
• Total	33 km2 (13 sq mi)
Population  (2013 census)
• Total	55,181
• Density	1,795/km2 (4,650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+387 33
Website	www.centar.ba

The Centar municipality is the administrative, business, commercial, cultural, educational, and medical centre of Sarajevo. Although some of these may be disputed, Centar is certainly the most important part of Sarajevo, housing most major branches of the city and national governments.

The municipality of Centar occupies 3,313 hectrates of land, of which close to 17% is housing. The amount of private and state owned land is nearly equal, with 1600 and 1713 hectrates respectively. The municipality celebrates May 2 as "Centar Municipality Day", in commemoration of the heroic defense by citizens of the aggressor's assault on the Building of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Centar is also home to many Olympic complexes such as Mirza Delibašić Hall and sports venues Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium and Zetra Olympic Hall.

History

The Siege of Sarajevo had a tremendous effect on Centar. Prior to the aggression, Centar municipality had 79,000 citizens, of which the majority were Bosniaks. 7,000 citizens of the municipality were killed by the aggressors during the war, as major battles took place on its grounds. There was also a heavy presence of land mines in the area, however in December 2003 the government succeeded in clearing all land mines from the area. Since the end of the war, the municipality has received 12 major awards, indicating its current well-being and prosperity.

Demographics

1971

126,598 total

• Bosniaks - 74,354 (58.73%)
• Serbs - 27,658 (21.84%)
• Croats - 12,903 (10.19%)
• Yugoslavs - 5,944 (4.69%)
• Others - 5,739 (4.55%)

1991

79,286 total

• Bosniaks - 39,761 (50.14%)
• Serbs - 16,631 (20.97%)
• Croats - 5,428 (6.84%)
• Yugoslavs - 13,030 (16.43%)
• Others - 4,436 (5.62%)

2013

55,181 total

• Bosniaks - 41,702 (75.57%)
• Croats - 3,333 (6.04%)
• Serbs - 2,186 (3.96%)
• Others - 7,960 (14.42%)

Communities and neighborhoods

Map of the communities and neighborhoods (15) in the Centar municipality.

1. Bardakčije
2. Betanija - Šip
3. Breka - Koševo II
4. Ciglane
5. Donji Velešići
6. Džidžikovac - Koševo I
7. Hrastovi - Mrkovići
8. Koševsko Brdo
9. Marijin Dvor - Crni Vrh - Gorica
10. Mejtaš - Bjelave
11. MZ Park - Višnjik
12. Pionirska Dolina – Nahorevo
13. Skenderija - Podtekija
14. Soukbunar
15. Trg Oslobođenja

Gallery

• 
  No. 1 on this map of the Sarajevo Canton.
• 
  Greece–Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendship Building.
• 
  ARIA Centar.
• 
  Avaz Twist Tower.
• 
  The Eternal flame.
• 
  Sarajevo tram.

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.

External links

• The official web site of Centar municipality Sarajevo