Milići, Republika Srpska

Milići

Милићи
Milići Милићи
Town and municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Milići within Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Coordinates: 44°09′58″N 19°04′30″E / 44.16611°N 19.07500°E
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity	Republika Srpska
Geographical region	Podrinje
Boroughs	54
Government
• Municipal mayor	Marko Savić (SNSD)
Area
• Total	279.13 km2 (107.77 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
• Total	11,441
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	56
Website	www.opstinamilici.org

Milići (Serbian Cyrillic: 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

Bačići
Bešići
Bijelo Polje
Bišina
Bukovica Donja
Bukovica Gornja
Buljevići
Derventa
Donje Vrsinje
Dubačko
Dubnica
Dukići
Đile
Đurđevići
Gerovi
Glušac
Golići
Gornje Vrsinje
Gunjaci
Jeremići
Kokanovići
Koprivno
Kostrača
Krajčinovići
Lukavica
Lukići
Maćesi
Milići
Mišići
Nova Kasaba
Nurići
Pavkovići
Podbirač
Podgora
Pomol
Rajići
Raševo
Raškovići
Ristijevići
Rovaši
Rupovo Brdo
Sebiočina
Skugrići
Supač
Štedra
Toljevići
Višnjica
Vitići
Vrtoče
Vukovići
Vukšići
Zabrđe
Zagrađe
Zaklopača

Demographics

Population

Population of settlements – Milići municipality
	Settlement	1971.	1981.	1991.	2013.
	Total	12,710	14,117	16,038	11,441
1	Bačići			502	586
2	Bešići			390	208
3	Derventa			324	256
4	Đurđevići			161	234
5	Lukići			224	277
6	Maćesi			687	381
7	Milići	506	1,546	2,414	2,368
8	Mišići			247	329
9	Nova Kasaba			1,042	404
10	Pomol			459	305
11	Raševo			464	248
12	Rovaši			1,236	740
13	Skugrići			1,144	581
14	Vrtoče			579	632
15	Vukovići			219	219
16	Zaklopača			437	235

Ethnic composition

Ethnic composition – Milići town
	2013.	1991.	1981.	1971.
Total	2,368 (100,0%)	2,414 (100,0%)	1,546 (100,0%)	506 (100,0%)
Serbs		2,229 (92,34%)	1,385 (89,59%)	468 (92,49%)
Bosniaks		107 (4,432%)	43 (2,781%)	7 (1,383%)
Others		47 (1,947%)	1 (0,065%)	3 (0,593%)
Yugoslavs		28 (1,160%)	98 (6,339%)
Croats		3 (0,124%)	10 (0,647%)	15 (2,964%)
Montenegrins			8 (0,517%)	13 (2,569%)
Hungarians			1 (0,065%)

Ethnic composition – Milići municipality
	2013.	1991.
Total	11,441 (100,0%)	16,038 (100,0%)
Serbs	7,180 (62,76%)	7,983 (50,79%)
Bosniaks	4,199 (36,70%)	7,433 (47,29%)
Others	38 (0,332%)	228 (1,450%)
Croats	24 (0,210%)	7 (0,045%)
Yugoslavs		68 (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]

Activity	Total
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	59
Mining and quarrying	870
Manufacturing	341
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	23
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	30
Construction	14
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	113
Transportation and storage	73
Accommodation and food services	32
Information and communication	10
Financial and insurance activities	40
Real estate activities	-
Professional, scientific and technical activities	23
Administrative and support service activities	5
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security	115
Education	128
Human health and social work activities	56
Arts, entertainment and recreation	11
Other service activities	14
Total	1,957

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]

References

^ "Cities and Municipalities of Republika Srpska" (PDF). rzs.rs.ba. Republika Srspka Institute of Statistics. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
^ "MILIĆI- OTVOREN TORANj I MUZEЈ RUDARSTVA". Archived from the original on 2016-09-19.

Official results from the book Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. Census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.