Vogošća

Vogošća (Serbian Cyrillic: Bогошћа) is a town and a municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The municipality is located about 6 kilometers north of the city 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
Coat of arms of Vogošća
Coat of arms
Vogošća is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vogošća
Vogošća
Location of Vogošća within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Coordinates: 43°54′N 18°21′E
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Sarajevo Canton
Government
 • Municipal mayorMigdad Hasanović (SDA)
Area
 • Municipality71.69 km2 (27.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
 • Municipality26,343
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
 • Urban
10,568
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+387 33
Websitevogosca.ba

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 the former Yugoslavia.

Vogošća was heavily damaged during the exodus of the Serbs who controlled that territory during the war while its Bosniak population was expelled. 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.

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

1971

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

1991

According to the 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 1,84294.2 150.8 643.3 351.8
Budišići 0 00 00 00 00
Donja Vogošća 406 33382 10.2 194.7 5313.1
Garež 22 22100 00 00 00
Gora 281 26594.3 62.1 93.2 10.4
Grahovište 93 7479.6 11.1 33.2 1516.1
Hotonj 4,580 4,37295.5 190.4 370.8 1523.3
Kamenica 98 6465.3 2626.5 11 77.1
Kobilja Glava 3,092 2,97396.2 60.2 30.1 1103.6
Kremeš 114 8978.1 10.9 2118.4 32.6
Krivoglavci 613 57894.3 30.5 61 264.2
Ljubina-Poturovići 426 38289.7 92.1 276.3 81.9
Nebočaj 424 34280.7 40.9 153.5 6314.9
Perca 0 00 00 00 00
Semizovac 790 68887.1 212.7 192.4 627.8
Svrake 1,204 1,15996.3 00 20.2 433.6
Tihovići 337 32997.6 00 00 82.4
Uglješići 322 32099.4 00 00 20.6
Ugorsko 1,017 99097.3 60.6 00 212.1
Vogošća 10,568 9,52990.2 2031.9 3163 5204.9
Vrapče 0 00 00 00 00
Municipality total 26,343 24,35192.4 3211.2 5422.1 1,1294.3

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Vogošća is twinned with:

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