Istočna Ilidža is a municipality in Republika Srpska

Republika Srpska

Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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. Istočna Ilidža is a one of the six municipalities of the City of East Sarajevo

Istocno Sarajevo

Istočno Sarajevo is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and de jure capital of the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina adjacent to Bosnia and Herzegovinas capital Sarajevo to its northeast. East Sarajevo consists of a few pre-war suburbal parts of Sarajevo which are now in the Republika...

 (Serbian cyrillic:Град Источно Сарајево). It was also known as Srpska Ilidža (Српска Илиџа), as well as Kasindo

Kasindo

Kasindo is a part of the city of East Sarajevo in East Ilidža municipality, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kasindo is also the old name for this municipality. The clinical center of East Sarajevo is in this part of the city....

 (Касиндо) and was created from part of the pre-war municipality of Ilidža

Ilidža

Ilidža is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has a metro population of 157,654, making it the 7th largest city in the country. Ilidža is the chief suburb of Sarajevo. It is famous for the natural beauty of its surroundings and historical tradition dating back to...

 (the other part of the pre-war municipality is now in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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). There have been some proposals for the municipality to be merged with that of Istočno Novo Sarajevo

Istocno Novo Sarajevo (Republika Srpska)

East New Sarajevo , formerly known as Srpsko Novo Sarajevo and Lukavica , is a municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina...

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Population

Due to the changes in the municipal borders because of the Bosnian War

Bosnian War

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, it is only possible to estimate the area's population at 20,000.(as of 2004.)

Sport

The local football club

Football team

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 is FK Famos

FK Famos Vojkovici

FK Famos is a football club from the Vojkovići, part of the City of East Sarajevo in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the First League of the Republika Srpska.-Current squad:As of May 2010....

 that competes in the First League of the Republika Srpska

Republika Srpska

Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

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External links

• Official website
• http://www.sarajevo-rs.com/