Milići, Republika Srpska

"Milići, Bosnia and Herzegovina" redirects here. For the village near Banovići, see Milići (Banovići).
Milići
Милићи

Coat of arms

Location of Milići within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
  Mayor Živojin Jurošević (SNSD)
Area
  Total 279,13 km2 (10,777 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
  Total 12,272
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s) 56

Milići (Serbian Cyrillic: Милићи) is a small town and a municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Industry

Milići is dominated by 'Boksit', a multi-faceted company originally established in 1959 as a bauxite extraction industry. The local football team, FK Boksit Milići, were also established by the company in 1972.

In the 1990s, businessman Rajko Dukić invested in sports development in Milići, and local teams became champions of Republika Srpska in football, chess, bowling and women's handball. He also invested in a large cultural complex occupying the centre of the town, including a museum, motel, pool complex and the 65-metre tall 'Rajko's Tower'.[1]

Demographics

1971

total: 11,965

1981

total: 14,117

1991

total: 16,038

Settlements

Bačići, Bešići, Bijelo Polje, Bišina, Bukovica Donja, Bukovica Gornja, Buljevići, Derventa, Donje Vrsinje, Dubačko, Dubnica, Dukići, Đile, Đurđevići, Gerovi, Glušac, Golići, Gornje Vrsinje, Gunjaci, Jeremići, Kokanovići, Koprivno, Kostrača, Krajčinovići, Lukavica, Lukići, Maćesi, Milići, Mišići, Nova Kasaba, Nurići, Pavkovići, Podbirač, Podgora, Pomol, Rajići, Raševo, Raškovići, Ristijevići, Rovaši, Rupovo Brdo, Sebiočina, Skugrići, Supač, Štedra, Toljevići, Višnjica, Vitići, Vrtoče, Vukovići, Vukšići, Zabrđe, Zagrađe and Zaklopača.

References

See also

Coordinates: 44°09′N 19°05′E / 44.150°N 19.083°E / 44.150; 19.083

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