Bileća
| Bileća Билећа |
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| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
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| Settlements | 61 (1991.) | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Miladin Samardžić (SDS) [1] | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 633 km² (244.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1991) | |||
| - Total | 13,284 | ||
| - Municipality | 15,000 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Area code(s) | 59 | ||
Bileća (Serbian Cyrillic: Билећа) is a town and municipality in the southeast of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Geography
It is located in eastern Herzegovina near the border with Montenegro and north of Trebinje and south of Gacko. Administratively, Bileća is part of the Trebinje Region.
Demographics
In the estimate of 2005, the population of the Bileća municipality was at 12,000 residents, including:
According to the 1910 census, the absolute majority in the Bileća municipality were Orthodox Christians (82.27%). According to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1931 population census, the absolute majority was held by Orthodox Christians 81.27%.
| year of census | total | Serbs | Muslims | Croats | Yugoslavs | others |
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| ~1991~ | 13,284 | 10,628 (80.00%) | 1,947 (14.65%) | 39 (0.29%) | 222 (1.67%) | 448 (3.37%) |
| ~1981~ | 13,199 | 10,190 (77.20%) | 1,803 (13.66%) | 44 (0.33%) | 727 (5.50%) | 435 (3.29%) |
| ~1971~ | 13,444 | 10,880 (80.92%) | 2,079 (15.46%) | 82 (0.60%) | 69 (0.51%) | 334 (2.51%) |
The town of Bileća
| year of census | total | Serbs | Muslims | Croats | Yugoslavs | others |
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| ~1991~ | 7,568 | 5,619 (74.24%) | 1,290 (17.04%) | 39 (0.51%) | 209 (2.76%) | 411 (5.43%) |
Settlements in Bileća municipality, 1991.
total: 61
Baljci, Bijela Rudina, Bijeljani, Bileća, Bodenik, Bogdašići, Brestice, Čepelica, Deleuša, Divin, Dječe, Dlakoše, Dola, Donja Meka Gruda, Donji Davidovići, Fatnica, Golobrđe, Gornja Meka Gruda, Gornji Davidovići, Granica, Hodžići, Kačanj, Kalac, Korita, Krivača, Krstače, Kukričje, Kuti, Lađevići, Milavići, Mirilovići, Miruše, Mrežica, Narat, Njeganovići, Oblo Brdo, Orah, Orahovice, Pađeni, Panik, Plana, Podgorje, Podosoje, Preraca, Prijevor, Prisoje, Rioca, Selišta, Simijova, Skrobotno, Šobadine, Todorići, Torić, Trnovica, Vlahinja, Vranjska, Vrbica, Zasada, Zaušje, Zvijerina and Žudojevići.
Features
The lake of Bileća (Bilećko jezero) is located south of the town. Pictures from the lake of Bileca.
See also
Coordinates: 42°52′N 18°26′E / 42.867, 18.433
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