Han Pijesak

Han Pijesak (Serbian Cyrillic: Хан Пијесак) is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 3,530 inhabitants, while the town of Han Pijesak has a population of 2,018 inhabitants.

Han Pijesak Хан Пијесак
Town and municipality
Han Pijesak
Location of Han Pijesak within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates: 44°05′N 18°57′E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Republika Srpska
Government
• Mayor	Slobodan Đurić (SDS)
Area
• Total	322.9 km^2 (124.7 sq mi)
Population  (2013 census)
• Total	3,530
• Density	11/km^2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)	57
Website	www.hanpijesak.net

Settlements

Aside from the town of Han Pijesak, the municipality consists of the following settlements:

• Babine Gornje
• Berkovina
• Borovine
• Brložnik
• Džimrije
• Gođenje
• Japaga
• Jelovci
• Kraljevo Polje
• Kram
• Krivače
• Kusače
• Malo Polje
• Mrkalji
• Nerići
• Nevačka
• Pjenovac
• Plane
• Podžeplje
• Potkozlovača
• Ravanjsko
• Rečica
• Rijeke
• Rubinići
• Stoborani
• Žeravice

Demographics

Population

Population of settlements – Han Pijesak municipality
	Setllement	1971.	1981.	1991.	2013.
	Total	7,804	6,879	6,348	3,530
1	Han Pijesak	1,487	1,695	2,117	2,018
2	Japaga			152	205
3	Kraljevo Polje			349	393

Ethnic composition

Stećak found in Han Pijesak, a part of a medieval fortress

Postcard from Austro-Hungarian era

PM Milan Stojadinović in the city

Villa of king Alexander I of Yugoslavia

Waterfall in Žeravice

Landscape from Han Pijesak

City centre

Pjenovac monastery

Ethnic composition – Han Pijesak town
	2013.	1991.	1981.	1971.
Total	2,018 (100,0%)	2,117 (100,0%)	1,695 (100,0%)	1,487 (100,0%)
Serbs		1,873 (88,47%)	1,413 (83,36%)	1,326 (89,17%)
Bosniaks		148 (6,991%)	82 (4,838%)	108 (7,263%)
Yugoslavs		55 (2,598%)	160 (9,440%)	3 (0,202%)
Others		38 (1,795%)	9 (0,531%)	6 (0,403%)
Croats		3 (0,142%)	3 (0,177%)	4 (0,269%)
Montenegrins			17 (1,003%)	19 (1,278%)
Albanians			9 (0,531%)	11 (0,740%)
Macedonians			2 (0,118%)	6 (0,403%)
Slovenes				4 (0,269%)

Ethnic composition – Han Pijesak municipality
	2013.	1991.	1981.	1971.
Total	3,530 (100,0%)	6,348 (100,0%)	6,879 (100,0%)	7,804 (100,0%)
Serbs	3,068 (86,91%)	3,674 (57,88%)	3,927 (57,09%)	4,790 (61,38%)
Bosniaks	431 (12,21%)	2,543 (40,06%)	2,666 (38,76%)	2,921 (37,43%)
Others	24 (0,680%)	56 (0,882%)	18 (0,262%)	11 (0,141%)
Croats	7 (0,198%)	7 (0,110%)	9 (0,131%)	16 (0,205%)
Yugoslavs		68 (1,071%)	222 (3,227%)	7 (0,090%)
Montenegrins			24 (0,349%)	28 (0,359%)
Albanians			9 (0,131%)	19 (0,243%)
Macedonians			3 (0,044%)	8 (0,103%)
Slovenes			1 (0,015%)	4 (0,051%)

Economy

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

Activity	Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	437
Mining and quarrying	1
Manufacturing	100
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	15
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	25
Construction	16
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	40
Transportation and storage	32
Accommodation and food services	21
Information and communication	2
Financial and insurance activities	6
Real estate activities	-
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Administrative and support service activities	1
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security	105
Education	37
Human health and social work activities	28
Arts, entertainment and recreation	14
Other service activities	2
Total	884

See also

• Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

1. "Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska" (PDF). rzs.rs.ba. Republika Srspka Institute of Statistics. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

External links

• Official site