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 Location of Centar Municipality, Sarajevo within Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
| Coordinates:43°52′8″N18°24′31″E / 43.86889°N 18.40861°E /43.86889; 18.40861 | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Canton |  Sarajevo Canton |
| City |  Sarajevo |
| Status | Urban |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Srđan Mandić (NS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 33 km2 (13 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 55,181 |
| • Density | 1,795/km2 (4,650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +387 33 |
| Website | www |
Centar (Cyrillic: Центар,lit. ”Center") is a municipality of the city ofSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located between the older parts of the city underStari Grad, and the newer more modern parts of the city under the municipalitiesNovi Grad andNovo Sarajevo.
The Centar municipality is the administrative, business,commercial, cultural,educational, andmedical centre of Sarajevo. Although some of these may be disputed, Centar is certainly the most important part of Sarajevo, housing most major branches of the city and national governments.
The municipality of Centar occupies 3,313 hectrates of land, of which close to 17% is housing. The amount of private and state owned land is nearly equal, with 1600 and 1713 hectrates respectively. The municipality celebrates May 2 as "Centar Municipality Day", in commemoration of the heroic defense by citizens of the aggressor's assault on theBuilding of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Centar is also home to manyOlympic complexes such asMirza Delibašić Hall and sports venuesAsim Ferhatović Hase Stadium andZetra Olympic Hall.
TheSiege of Sarajevo had a tremendous effect on Centar. Prior to the aggression, Centar municipality had 79,000 citizens, of which the majority were Bosniaks. 7,000 citizens of the municipality were killed by the aggressors during the war, as major battles took place on its grounds. There was also a heavy presence of land mines in the area, however in December 2003 the government succeeded in clearing all land mines from the area. Since the end of the war, the municipality has received 12 major awards, indicating its current well-being and prosperity.
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