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Revision as of 14:53, 19 May 2005 by 83.93.2.84 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Novo Sarajevo Municipality (English translation New Sarajevo) is, like Novi Grad Municipality, a product of Sarajevo's massive growth and development in the 1960s and 1970s. It is located in the middle of the Sarajevo field, predominantly on the northern bank of the Miljaćka, between Municipalities Novi Grad and Centar. According to the 2002 government census,today Novo Sarajevo Municipality has 74,493 residents, of which 49,273 are Bosniaks (66.1%), 11,511 are Serbs (15.5%), 9,553 are Croats (12.8%), and 4,156 are classified as others (5.6%).
Prior to the siege, Novo Sarajevo Municipality had some 95,089 citizens. Of these 32,899 were Serbs and 33,902 Bosniaks. Prior to the siege Novo Sarajevo Municipality had some 47.15km². Following the Siege of Sarajevo, 75% of the area was transferred to the Republika Srpska, leaving Novo Sarajevo Municipality with 11.43km². As a result, Novo Sarajevo Municipality has the highest number of people per km², some 7524.
Novo Sarajevo Municipality is known as something of the commercial and business center of Sarajevo, housing many of the city's major companies and corporations. The famous Sarajevo Holiday Inn hotel is to be found in the Novo Sarajevo Municipality as well, along with the National Museum of History.