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	* ] (sr.Istočno Novo Sarajevo) (aka ]) (pop. 10,000)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.opstinains.net/ \|title=Istočno Novo Sarajevo, Official Website \|publisher=Opstinains.net \|date= \|accessdate=2012-04-06}}</ref>		* ] (sr.Istočno Novo Sarajevo) (aka ]) (pop. 15,000)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.opstinains.net/ \|title=Istočno Novo Sarajevo, Official Website \|publisher=Opstinains.net \|date= \|accessdate=2012-04-06}}</ref>
	* ] (sr. Istočni Stari Grad) (pop. 3,185)		* ] (sr. Istočni Stari Grad) (pop. 3,185)
	* ] (pop. 30,000)		* ] (pop. 30,000)

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Place in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

City of East Sarajevo Grad Istočno SarajevoГрад Источно Сарајево
FlagCoat of arms of City of East SarajevoCoat of arms
Location of Istočno Sarajevo within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Republika Srpska
Area
• Total	1,450 km (560 sq mi)
Population
• Total	160 000 (with surrounding municipalities)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	57
Website

Istočno Sarajevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Источно Сарајево; Template:Lang-en) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and de jure capital of the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina adjacent to Bosnia and Herzegovina's capital Sarajevo to its northeast. East Sarajevo consists of a few pre-war suburbal parts of Sarajevo which are now in the Republika Srpska entity and newly built areas. At about 1450 km, it is one of the biggest cities in the Balkans in terms of territory, because it consists of all the villages, towns, hills and some of the pre-war Sarajevan suburbs in that area.

Capital status

The de jure capital of the Republika Srpska entity is Sarajevo. However, the de facto capital of the Republika Srpska entity is Banja Luka which is the government seat.

History

The first civilian government in the territory of East Sarajevo was formed at the parliamentary session in the building of the local community Lukavica late summer of 1992. year. The commission organized by the Serbian municipality of Novo Sarajevo, headed by a Commissioner of the Presidency of the Republic of Srpska dr Dragan Đokanović, was held the Municipal Assembly of Srpsko Novo Sarajevo, consisting of the members of Serbian nationality, pre-war Sarajevo municipality of Novo Sarajevo. Invited members, elected in multiparty elections 1990th, elected municipal government.

Geography and climate

Geography

East Sarajevo lies in the Sarajevo valley, in the middle of the Dinaric Alps.The city is surrounded by heavily forested hills and five major mountains. The highest of the surrounding peaks is Treskavica at 2,088 meters (6,850 ft), then Bjelašnica at 2,067 meters (6,781 ft), Jahorina at 1,913 meters (6,276 ft), Trebević at 1,627 meters (5,338 ft), with 1,502 meters (4,928 ft) Igman being the shortest. Last four are also known as Olympics mountains of Sarajevo (see also 1984 Winter Olympics Games in Sarajevo).

The Željeznica river is one of the city's chief geographic features. It flows through the city from south through the Trnovo, Kijevo, Krupac and Vojkovići, parts of East Sarajevo to west part of city and Sarajevo City where eventually meets up with the Bosna river.

Climate

East Sarajevo has a mild continental climate, lying between the climate zones of central Europe to the north and the Mediterranean to the south. The average yearly temperature is 9.5 °C, with January (-1.3 °C avg.) being the coldest month of the year and July (19.1 °C avg.) the warmest. The highest recorded temperature was 40.0 °C on 19 August 1946, while the lowest recorded temperature was −26.4 °C on 25 January 1942. On average, East Sarajevo has 68 summer days per year (temperature greater than or equal to 30.0 °C). The city typically experiences mildly cloudy skies, with an average yearly cloud cover of 59%. The cloudiest month is December (75% average cloud cover) while the clearest is August (37%). Moderate precipitation occurs fairly consistently throughout the year, with an average 170 days of rainfall. Suitable climatic conditions have allowed winter sports to flourish in the region, as exemplified by the Winter Olympics in 1984 that were celebrated in Sarajevo.

Name

It was previously known as Srpsko Sarajevo (Српско Сарајево, Serbian Sarajevo) but the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina adjudicated its name change.

Population

The last census in Bosnia and Herzegovina was carried out in 1991. Most commonly stated estimates suggest about 100,000 inhabitants reside in Eastern Sarajevo, which is an increase from 1991 owing in large part to the creation and inclussion of new municipalities which form East Sarajevo. Also, many Serbian refugees from Sarajevo's other municipalities moved to the suburban settlements of Lukavica, Dobrinja, Kasindo, Kotorac and Pale.

Municipalities

The municipalities of Istočno Sarajevo are:

East Ilidža (sr. Istočna Ilidža) (pop. 20,000)
East New Sarajevo (sr.Istočno Novo Sarajevo) (aka Lukavica) (pop. 15,000)
East Old Town (sr. Istočni Stari Grad) (pop. 3,185)
Pale (pop. 30,000)
Sokolac (pop. 15,500)
Trnovo (pop. 3,895)

Economy

The city of East Sarajevo is the administrative, industrial, commercial, financial and cultural center of the eastern part of Republika Srpska. The position of East Sarajevo is strategically important, located near the biggest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, City of Sarajevo. East Sarajevo is easily accessible, having an airport close to the city- Sarajevo International Airport and being a point of intersection of numerous roads.

Industry

East Sarajevo is one of the most important industrial centres in Bosnia and Herzegovina, well known for its companies: Elko, Famos, Energoinvest, Unis and others.

Sport

The local football clubs are Slavija Istočno Sarajevo that plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and FK Famos that competes in the First League of the Republika Srpska.

Basketball Club Slavija is a basketball club from the City of East Sarajevo that competes in the National Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Also this city is a big volleyball centar of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republic of Srpska. Men club OK Student Pale and women OK Jahorina Pale are competing in highes rank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Premijer liga), with good results, and OK Mokro Mokro(Pale) and OK Slavija are competing in second rank (First league of Rep. Of Srpska)