Bileća

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Билећа
Bileća

Coat of arms

Location in Republika Srpska
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General Information
Entity	Republika Srpska
Municipality area	633 km²
Population - (est.)	15,000
- (1991 census)	13,284
Settlements	61 (1991.)
Area code	+387 59
Time zone	CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2)
Politics
Mayor	Miladin Samardžić (SDS) [1]

Bileća (Cyrillic: Билећа) is a town and municipality in the southeast of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
- 2.1 The town of Bileća
3 Settlements in Bileća municipality, 1991.
4 Features
5 See also

[edit] 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.

[edit] Demographics

In the estimate of 2005, the population of the Bileća municipality was at 12,000 residents, including:

11,920 Serbs (99.3%)
80 Bosniaks (0.7%)

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
~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%)

[edit] The town of Bileća

year of census	total	Serbs	Muslims	Croats	Yugoslavs	others
~1991~	7,568	5,619 (74.24%)	1,290 (17.04%)	39 (0.51%)	209 (2.76%)	411 (5.43%)

[edit] 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.

[edit] Features

The lake of Bileća (Bilećko jezero) is located south of the town.

Bileća Lake

[edit] See also

Municipalities of Republika Srpska

Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
v • d • e Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina • Republika Srpska Brčko District (belongs to both entities, but is self-governing) v • d • e Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Podrinje (V) • Canton 10 (X) • Central Bosnia (VI) • Herzegovina-Neretva (VII) • Posavina (II) • Sarajevo (IX) • Tuzla (III) • Una Sana (I) • West Herzegovina (VIII) • Zenica-Doboj (IV) v • d • e Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Banovići • Bihać • Bosanska Krupa • Bosanski Petrovac • Bosansko Grahovo • Bugojno • Busovača • Bužim • Čapljina • Cazin • Čelić • Centar, Sarajevo • Čitluk • Drvar • Doboj East • Doboj South • Dobretići • Domaljevac-Šamac • Donji Vakuf • Foča-Ustikolina • Fojnica • Glamoč • Goražde • Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje • Gračanica • Gradačac • Grude • Hadžići • Ilidža • Ilijaš • Jablanica • Jajce • Kakanj • Kalesija • Kiseljak • Kladanj • Ključ • Konjic • Kreševo • Kupres • Livno • Ljubuški • Lukavac • Maglaj • Mostar • Neum • Novi Grad, Sarajevo • Novo Sarajevo • Novi Travnik • Odžak • Olovo • Orašje • Pale-Prača • Posušje • Prozor-Rama • Ravno • Sanski Most • Sapna • Široki Brijeg • Srebrenik • Stari Grad, Sarajevo • Stolac • Teočak • Tešanj • Tomislavgrad • Travnik • Trnovo (FBiH) • Tuzla • Usora • Vareš • Velika Kladuša • Visoko • Vitez • Vogošća • Zavidovići • Zenica • Žepče • Živinice Republika Srpska Berkovići • Bijeljina • Bileća • Bosanska Kostajnica • Bosanski Brod • Bratunac • Čajniče • Čelinac • Derventa • Doboj • Donji Žabar • Foča • Gacko • Grad Banja Luka • Grad Istočno Sarajevo • Gradiška • Han Pijesak • Istočni Drvar • Istočna Ilidža • Istočni Mostar • Istočno Novo Sarajevo • Istočni Stari Grad • Jezero • Kalinovik • Kneževo • Kozarska Dubica • Kotor Varoš • Krupa na Uni • Kupres • Laktaši • Ljubinje • Lopare • Milići • Modriča • Mrkonjić Grad • Nevesinje • Novi Grad • Novo Goražde • Osmaci • Oštra Luka • Pale • Pelagićevo • Petrovac • Petrovo • Prijedor • Prnjavor • Ribnik • Rogatica • Rudo • Šamac • Šekovići • Šipovo • Sokolac • Srbac • Srebrenica • Teslić • Trebinje • Trnovo (RS) • Ugljevik • Višegrad • Vlasenica • Vukosavlje • Zvornik