Milići, Republika Srpska Explained

Native Name:Милићи
Official Name:Milići
Flag Size:150px
Settlement Type:Town and municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Entity
Subdivision Type2:Geographical region
Subdivision Name2:Podrinje
Parts:54
Leader Title:Municipal mayor
Leader Name:Marko Savić
Leader Party:SNSD
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2013 census
Area Total Km2:279.13
Population Total:11441
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:44.1661°N 19.075°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Area Code:56
Image Map1:Milići-naselja.PNG

Milići (Serbian: Милићи) is a town and a municipality located in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 11,441 inhabitants, while the town of Milići has a population of 2,368 inhabitants.

Settlements

Demographics

Population

Population of settlements – Milići municipality
Settlement1971.1981.1991.2013.
Total12,71014,11716,03811,441
1Bačići502586
2Bešići390208
3Derventa324256
4Đurđevići161234
5Lukići224277
6Maćesi687381
7Milići5061,5462,4142,368
8Mišići247329
9Nova Kasaba1,042404
10Pomol459305
11Raševo464248
12Rovaši1,236740
13Skugrići1,144581
14Vrtoče579632
15Vukovići219219
16Zaklopača437235

Ethnic composition

Ethnic composition – Milići town
2013.1991.1981.1971.
Total2,368 (100,0%)2,414 (100,0%)1,546 (100,0%)506 (100,0%)
Serbs2,229 (92,34%)1,385 (89,59%)468 (92,49%)
Bosniaks107 (4,432%)43 (2,781%)7 (1,383%)
Others47 (1,947%)1 (0,065%)3 (0,593%)
Yugoslavs28 (1,160%)98 (6,339%)
Croats3 (0,124%)10 (0,647%)15 (2,964%)
Montenegrins8 (0,517%)13 (2,569%)
Hungarians1 (0,065%)
Ethnic composition – Milići municipality
2013.1991.
Total11,441 (100,0%)16,038 (100,0%)
Serbs7,180 (62,76%)7,983 (50,79%)
Bosniaks4,199 (36,70%)7,433 (47,29%)
Others38 (0,332%)228 (1,450%)
Croats24 (0,210%)7 (0,045%)
Yugoslavs68 (0,433%)

Economy

The economy of Milići is dominated by bauxite extraction mining company "Boksit", a multi-faceted company originally established in 1959.

The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2018):[1]

ActivityTotal
Agriculture, forestry and fishing59
Mining and quarrying870
Manufacturing341
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply23
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities30
Construction14
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles113
Transportation and storage73
Accommodation and food services32
Information and communication10
Financial and insurance activities40
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Professional, scientific and technical activities23
Administrative and support service activities5
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security115
Education128
Human health and social work activities56
Arts, entertainment and recreation11
Other service activities14
Total1,957

Sports

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'.[2]

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska . rzs.rs.ba . Republika Srspka Institute of Statistics . 31 December 2019 . 25 December 2019.
  2. Web site: MILIĆI- OTVOREN TORANj I MUZEЈ RUDARSTVA. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919022907/http://lat.rtrs.tv/vijesti/vijest/miliciotvoren-toranj-i-muzej-rudarstva-13146 . 2016-09-19 .