# Sokolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sokolac (Serbian Cyrillic: Соколац) is a town and municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 12,021 inhabitants, while the town of Sokolac has a population of 5,919 inhabitants.

## History
### Bosnian War

On the 22 September 1992, the Army of Republika Srpska committed a massacre of 45 Bosniak civilians (44 male, one female) from the neighboring villages of Novoseoci and Pavičići in the villages of Novoseoci, Sokolac municipality, and Ivan Polje landfill on the way to Rogatica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Members of the VRS killed a woman in the village, then transported 44 men and boys to the Ivan Polje landfill, where they shot them dead. Exhumation at the landfill revealed additional eight victims from Han Stjenica, Rogatica municipality.

## Demographics
### Population

Population of settlements – Sokolac municipality :
| | Settlement | 1961. | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. |
| | Total | | 17,053 | 15,281 | 14,833 | 12,021 |
| 1 | Baltići | | | | 185 | 403 |
| 2 | Brejakovići | | | | 153 | 218 |
| 3 | Knežina | | | | 465 | 237 |
| 4 | Novo Selo | | | | 119 | 693 |
| 5 | Podromanija | | | | 377 | 1,268 |
| 6 | Ravna Romanija | | | | 115 | 237 |
| 7 | Sokolac | 1,132 | 2,464 | 3,649 | 5,562 | 5,919 |
| 8 | Vidrići | | | | 243 | 257 |

### Ethnic composition

Ethnic composition – Sokolac town :
| | 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. |
| Total | 5,919 (100,0%) | 5,562 (100,0%) | 3,649 (100,0%) | 2,464 (100,0%) |
| Serbs | | 5,182 (93,17%) | 3,211 (88,00%) | 2,256 (91,56%) |
| Bosniaks | | 262 (4,711%) | 140 (3,837%) | 107 (4,343%) |
| Others | | 61 (1,097%) | 5 (0,137%) | 8 (0,325%) |
| Yugoslavs | | 47 (0,845%) | 224 (6,139%) | 16 (0,649%) |
| Croats | | 10 (0,180%) | 34 (0,932%) | 43 (1,745%) |
| Montenegrins | | | 29 (0,795%) | 30 (1,218%) |
| Albanians | | | 5 (0,137%) | 3 (0,122%) |
| Macedonians | | | 1 (0,027%) | |
| Hungarians | | | | 1 (0,041%) |
Ethnic composition – Sokolac municipality :
| | 2013. | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. |
| Total | 12,021 (100,0%) | 14,883 (100,0%) | 15,281 (100,0%) | 17,053 (100,0%) |
| Serbs | 11,250 (93,59%) | 10,195 (68,50%) | 9,743 (63,76%) | 11,006 (64,54%) |
| Bosniaks | 671 (5,582%) | 4,493 (30,19%) | 4,817 (31,52%) | 5,790 (33,95%) |
| Others | 71 (0,591%) | 93 (0,625%) | 123 (0,805%) | 47 (0,276%) |
| Croats | 29 (0,241%) | 19 (0,128%) | 57 (0,373%) | 128 (0,751%) |
| Yugoslavs | | 83 (0,558%) | 486 (3,180%) | 23 (0,135%) |
| Montenegrins | | | 42 (0,275%) | 53 (0,311%) |
| Macedonians | | | 6 (0,039%) | 1 (0,006%) |
| Albanians | | | 5 (0,033%) | 3 (0,018%) |
| Slovenes | | | 1 (0,007%) | |
| Hungarians | | | 1 (0,007%) | 2 (0,012%) |

## Economy

Sokolac is an important intersection for regional transport routes. The roads that intersect in Sokolac are between Sarajevo and the Adriatic Sea, Belgrade, Užice, Banja Luka and Bijeljina.

### Economic preview

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):
| Activity | Total |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 525 |
| Mining and quarrying | - |
| Manufacturing | 392 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 54 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | - |
| Construction | 360 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 373 |
| Transportation and storage | 90 |
| Accommodation and food services | 70 |
| Information and communication | 23 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 31 |
| Real estate activities | - |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 28 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 10 |
| Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 252 |
| Education | 173 |
| Human health and social work activities | 305 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 22 |
| Other service activities | 22 |
| Total | 2,730 |

## Sport

The local OFK Glasinac 2011's predecessor club FK Glasinac Sokolac has played two seasons in the country's top level Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They now play in the third tier.

## Climate

Climate data for Sokolac (1991–2020) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) | 20.2 (68.4) | 24.4 (75.9) | 27.9 (82.2) | 30.6 (87.1) | 33.4 (92.1) | 36.1 (97.0) | 36.0 (96.8) | 34.5 (94.1) | 28.3 (82.9) | 25.5 (77.9) | 16.3 (61.3) | 36.1 (97.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) | 5.2 (41.4) | 9.2 (48.6) | 13.9 (57.0) | 18.7 (65.7) | 22.8 (73.0) | 25.0 (77.0) | 25.4 (77.7) | 20.1 (68.2) | 15.7 (60.3) | 9.5 (49.1) | 3.3 (37.9) | 14.3 (57.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) | −1.1 (30.0) | 2.7 (36.9) | 7.3 (45.1) | 12.1 (53.8) | 16.0 (60.8) | 17.7 (63.9) | 17.5 (63.5) | 12.7 (54.9) | 8.3 (46.9) | 3.4 (38.1) | −1.6 (29.1) | 7.7 (45.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) | −6.4 (20.5) | −2.7 (27.1) | 1.3 (34.3) | 5.6 (42.1) | 9.0 (48.2) | 10.4 (50.7) | 10.3 (50.5) | 6.5 (43.7) | 2.4 (36.3) | −1.2 (29.8) | −5.6 (21.9) | 1.9 (35.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −31.6 (−24.9) | −29.4 (−20.9) | −26.0 (−14.8) | −12.3 (9.9) | −4.3 (24.3) | −2.9 (26.8) | 0.7 (33.3) | 0.6 (33.1) | −6.3 (20.7) | −17.2 (1.0) | −21.0 (−5.8) | −25.6 (−14.1) | −31.6 (−24.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57.3 (2.26) | 58.4 (2.30) | 58.3 (2.30) | 72.6 (2.86) | 89.5 (3.52) | 97.9 (3.85) | 83.7 (3.30) | 68.8 (2.71) | 84.2 (3.31) | 90.0 (3.54) | 81.1 (3.19) | 74.0 (2.91) | 915.8 (36.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 112.1 |
| Source: NOAA ||||||||||||||

## International cooperation

List of Sokolac's sister and twin cities:
* Hohenburg
* Ormylia
* Arilje
* Goraždevac
* Obrenovac
Friendship agreement:
* Nikšić