Istočna Ilidža (Serbian Cyrillic: Источна Илиџа, lit. "East Ilidža") is a municipality in the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 14,763 inhabitants.
It was also known as Srpska Ilidža (Српска Илиџа, "Serbian Ilidža"), as well as Kasindo, and was created from part of the pre-war municipality of Ilidža (the other part of the pre-war municipality is now in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina). There have been some proposals for the municipality to be merged with that of Istočno Novo Sarajevo.[1]
Demographics
Population
| Population of settlements – Istočna Ilidža municipality | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Settlement | 1991. | 2013. | |
| Total | 16,754 | 14,763 | |
| 1 | Kasindo / Врдољ | 911 | 539 |
| 2 | Krupac / Лепуван | 232 | |
Ethnic composition
| Ethnic composition – Istočna Ilidža municipality | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013. | |||||||
| Total | 14.763 (100,0%) | ||||||
| Serbs | 13.755 (93,17%) | ||||||
| Bosniaks | 648 (4,389%) | ||||||
| Others | 204 (1,382%) | ||||||
| Croats | 156 (1,057%) | ||||||
Sport
The local football club is FK Famos, which competes in the First League of the Republika Srpska.
Gallery
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Stećci in Krupac necropolis -
Parts of the modern-day city during the Bosnian war -
Remains of prehistoric fort, late antiquity fort wall pieces and church foundations from the same time period -
New buildings -
Serbian Orthodox church
References
- ^ "Glas Srpske". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-10-29.
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