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Sarajevo (/ ˌ s ær ə ˈ j eɪ v oʊ / SARR-ə-YAY-voh) [5] is the capital [6] and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. [7] [4] The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo Canton, East Sarajevo and nearby municipalities is home to 555,210 inhabitants.
The Novi Grad municipality has the highest percentage of citizens under 14 years of age in the city, at 17.4%, while 17.5% of Novo Sarajevo municipality's population is over 65 years of age. Overall, the city's population is slightly older than its surrounding areas and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a whole.
The following is a list of adjectival forms of cities in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of these cities.. Demonyms ending in -ese are the same in the singular and plural forms.
In the same survey, 43% said that they identify as a citizen of Bosnia-Herzegovina as the primary identity, 14% identified with a specific ethnic or religious group, and 41% chose the dual identity. [ 36 ] [ 37 ]
Sarajevo has had a number of famous citizens over the years. They include an Academy Award winner, two Nobel Prize winners, musicians, novelists, athletes, actors, artists, designers, film directors, screenwriters, politicians etc. Sarajevo has also produced presidents for three countries.
Gazi Husrev-beg – military strategist and the greatest donor and builder of Sarajevo; Husein Gradaščević a.k.a. Husein-kapetan, The Dragon of Bosnia – 19th century Bosnian nobleman and autonomy fighter; Isa-Beg Isaković – general, first governor of the Ottoman province of Bosnia, and founder of the cities of Sarajevo and Novi Pazar
The JMBG protests were demonstrations in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina between June–July 2013. The acronym JMBG stands for Jedinstveni matični broj građana (English: Unique Master Citizen Number), the identification number granted to citizens.
The Sarajevo Canton contains Sarajevo and its metro area. Since the city is the largest in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is also one of the most populous Cantons of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 population census, the overall population of Sarajevo Canton is 413.593. 84% of population are ethnic Bosniaks, 4,2% Croats, and 3,2% Serbs.