Vogošća

Vogošća (Bогошћа) is a town and municipality in Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The municipality is located about 6 kilometers north of Sarajevo and is its secondary suburb, after Ilidža. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 10,568 inhabitants, with 26,343 inhabitants in the municipality.

Vogošća Вогошћа
Town and municipality
Općina Vogošća Vogošća Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Vogošća within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Vogošća Location of Vogošća
Coordinates: 43°54′N 18°21′E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton	Sarajevo Canton
Government
• Municipal mayor	Edin Smajić (SDA)
Area
• Municipality	71.69 km^2 (27.68 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Municipality	26,343
• Density	370/km^2 (950/sq mi)
• Urban	10,568
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)	+387 33
Website	http://www.vogosca.ba

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

Demographics

1971

According to 1971 population census there were 14,402 residents.

• 6,728 Serbs (46.71%)
• 5,938 Bosniaks (41.23%)
• 1,186 Croats (8.23%)
• 247 Yugoslavs (1.71%)
• 303 Others (2.12%)

1991

According to 1991 population census there were 24,647 residents.

• 12,499 Bosniaks (50.71%)
• 8,813 Serbs (35.75%)
• 1,071 Croats (4.34%)
• 1,730 Yugoslavs (7.01%)
• 534 Others (2.19%)

2013

Population and ethnicity by settlement

Settlement	Total	Ethnicity
		Bosniaks	%	Croats	%	Serbs	%	Others	%
Blagovac	1,956	1,842	94.2	15	0.8	64	3.3	35	1.8
Budišići	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Donja Vogošća	406	333	82	1	0.2	19	4.7	53	13.1
Garež	22	22	100	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gora	281	265	94.3	6	2.1	9	3.2	1	0.4
Grahovište	93	74	79.6	1	1.1	3	3.2	15	16.1
Hotonj	4,580	4,372	95.5	19	0.4	37	0.8	152	3.3
Kamenica	98	64	65.3	26	26.5	1	1	7	7.1
Kobilja Glava	3,092	2,973	96.2	6	0.2	3	0.1	110	3.6
Kremeš	114	89	78.1	1	0.9	21	18.4	3	2.6
Krivoglavci	613	578	94.3	3	0.5	6	1	26	4.2
Ljubina-Poturovići	426	382	89.7	9	2.1	27	6.3	8	1.9
Nebočaj	424	342	80.7	4	0.9	15	3.5	63	14.9
Perca	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semizovac	790	688	87.1	21	2.7	19	2.4	62	7.8
Svrake	1,204	1,159	96.3	0	0	2	0.2	43	3.6
Tihovići	337	329	97.6	0	0	0	0	8	2.4
Uglješići	322	320	99.4	0	0	0	0	2	0.6
Ugorsko	1,017	990	97.3	6	0.6	0	0	21	2.1
Vogošća	10,568	9,529	90.2	203	1.9	316	3	520	4.9
Vrapče	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Municipality total	26,343	24,351	92.4	321	1.2	542	2.1	1,129	4.3

History

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, including Volkswagen Group. By the late 1980s, it was the second most industrious and productive municipality in former Yugoslavia.

Vogošća was heavily damaged during the exodus of the Serbs who controlled that territory during the war. The Dayton Agreement provided Vogošća to be a part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Today, Vogošća is rebuilding and its industries are on the rebound thanks to aid and funds.

Twin towns – sister cities

Vogošća is twinned with:

• Çekmeköy, Turkey[1]
• İzmit, Turkey[2]

References

1. "Općina Vogošća se bratimila sa općinom Čekmekoj iz Istanbula". vogosca.ba (in Bosnian). Vogošća. 2017. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
2. "Kardeş Şehirler". izmit.bel.tr (in Turkish). İzmit. Retrieved 2020-12-29.

• Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of SR Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.

External links

• vogosca.ba