Sokolac ( sr-Cyrl, Соколац) is a municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 12,021 inhabitants, while the town of Sokolac has a population of 5,919 inhabitants.

Demographics

Population

Ethnic composition

Economy

Sokolac is an important intersection for regional transport routes. The roads that intersect in Sokolac are between Sarajevo and the Adriatic Sea,

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Sport

The local

OFK Glasinac 2011 OFK Glasinac 2011 (Serbian Cyrillic: OФК Гласинац 2011) is a football club from the town of Sokolac, in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of a wider sports society named SD Sokolac. The club competes in the Second Leag ...

's predecessor club

FK Glasinac Sokolac OFK Glasinac 2011 (Serbian Cyrillic: OФК Гласинац 2011) is a football club from the town of Sokolac, in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of a wider sports society named SD Sokolac. The club competes in the Second Leag ...

has played two seasons in the country's top level Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They now play in the third tier.

International cooperation

List of Sokolac's sister and twin cities: * Hohenburg * Ormylia * Arilje * Goraždevac * Obrenovac Friendship agreement: * Nikšić

References

External links

Interview with Milovan Bjelica, the Mayor of Sokolac
{{Authority control Populated places in Sokolac Romanija plateau Cities and towns in Republika Srpska