Novi Grad, Sarajevo

Novi Grad (Serbian Cyrillic: Нови Град, pronounced [nôʋiː grâːd]; lit. "New Town") is a municipality of the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the westernmost of the four municipalities that make up the city of Sarajevo. The municipality also consists of the villages Bojnik and Rečica.

For other uses, see Novi Grad (disambiguation).
Novi Grad
Нови Град
New Town
Municipality
Clockwise from top: View on Novi Grad, Bosmal City Center, Moja Banka Sarajevo and a tram in front of Hotel Radon Plaza.
Coat of arms of Novi Grad
Coat of arms
Location of Novi Grad, Sarajevo within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Location of Novi Grad, Sarajevo within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Coordinates: 43°50′56″N 18°22′16″E
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
EntityFederation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canton Sarajevo Canton
Communities23
Government
 • Municipal mayorSemir Efendić (SBiH)
Area
 • Total47.2 km2 (18.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Total118,553
 • Density2,637.1/km2 (6,830/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+387 33
Websitewww.novigradsarajevo.ba

History

During the 1970s, Sarajevo was undergoing a rapid economic and cultural development, with great expansion focused on population and industry. Novi Grad was a direct result of this period of heavy growth, in which many acres of previously unused land were transformed into socialist urban centres filled with apartment buildings. By the time the Novi Grad municipality was formally recognized, it had some 60,000 citizens, in 18 neighbourhoods.

According to the 1991 census, the municipality of Novi Grad had 136,746 citizens. Four years of the Bosnian War brought that number down tremendously, as the Serb minority left the city. Of the municipality's 33,517 residential buildings, 92% were damaged during the Siege of Sarajevo.

Novi Grad has since made a fantastic recovery. Although many bullet holes and mortar shell impacts are visible throughout the municipality, it is overall healthy and functioning. As the most modern part of Sarajevo, Novi Grad is also ground to many new developments, such as the Bosmal City Center.

Demographics

1971

111,811 total

1991

136,616 total

  • Bosniaks - 69,430 (50.82%)
  • Serbs - 37,591 (27.51%)
  • Croats - 8,889 (6.50%)
  • Yugoslavs - 15,580 (11.40%)
  • Others - 5,126 (3.77%)

2002

According to the 2002 estimate, today the municipality of Novi Grad has 122,636 citizens, of which around 94% are Bosniaks, 2% Serbs and 4% Croats.

2005

In 2005, 86% of the population of the municipality were ethnic Bosniaks.

2013

118,553 total[1]

  • Bosniaks - 99,773 (84.15%)
  • Croats - 4,947 (4.17%)
  • Serbs - 4,367 (3.68%)
  • Others - 9,439 (7.96%)

Communities and neighborhoods in Novi Grad
Novi Grad is marked with number 5 on this map of the Sarajevo Canton.

References
  1. "Census of population, households and dwellings in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2013: Final results" (PDF). Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina. June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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