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Sarajevo is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the capital city and it is also the largest by population. According to recent numbers, the population is just over 275,000 within the city limits. However, when taking the full metropolitan area into consideration, this number exceeds 555,000.
According to the official government statistics, Sarajevo's population density is 2470.1 per square kilometer. The most densely populated part of Sarajevo is in the municipality Novo Sarajevo (7524.5 inhabitants per square kilometer), while the least densely populated is the Stari Grad municipality (742.5 inhabitants per square kilometer).
Sarajevo (/ ˌsærəˈjeɪvoʊ / SARR-ə-YAY-voh) [5] is the capital [6] and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. [7][4] The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo Canton, East Sarajevo and nearby municipalities is home to 555,210 inhabitants. [a][4] Located within the greater Sarajev...
Sep 1, 2024 · It lies in the narrow valley of the Miljacka River at the foot of Mount Trebević. The city retains a strong Muslim character, having many mosques, wooden houses with ornate interiors, and the ancient Turkish marketplace (the Baščaršija); much of the population is Muslim.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035. The current metro area population of Sarajevo in 2024 is 347,000, a 0.29% increase from 2023.
Nearly half of the population in Bosnia Herzegovina live in or around an urban area, but this is spread out between many smaller cities instead of a few substantially large ones. The largest city is the capital of Sarajevo with a population of 440,000 within the city limits and 608,000 in the greater metropolitan area.
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According to data from the 2013 census published by the Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosniaks constitute 50.11% of the population, Bosnian Serbs 30.78%, Bosnian Croats 15.43%, and others form 2.73%, with the remaining respondents not declaring their ethnicity or not answering.
