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Gacko Гацко |
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| Coordinates: 43°10′N 18°32′E / 43.167°N 18.533°E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Settlements | 71 (2008.) |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Milan Radmilović (SDS) [1] |
| Area | |
| - Total | 736 km2 (284.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| - Total | 13,000 |
| - Municipality | ? |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | 59 |
Gacko (Cyrillic: Гацко) is a town and municipality by the same name in southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Republika Srpska entity. It is situated in the Foča Region.
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The town is in a short distance from Montenegro. The municipality covers an area of 736 km2 (284 sq mi), making it one of the larger municipalities in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
According to the 1910 census, the absolute majority in the Gacko municipality were Eastern Orthodox Christians (64.03%). But in the city itself Muslims were the absolute majority.
| Census year | Total | Serbs {See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina} |
Muslims by nationality | Croats {See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina} |
Yugoslavs | Others |
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| 1991 | 10,788 | 6,661 (61.74%) | 3,858 (35.76%) | 29 (0.26%) | 84 (0.77%) | 156 (1.44%) |
| 1981 | 10,279 | 6,215 (60.46%) | 3,424 (33.31%) | 21 (0.20%) | 346 (3.36%) | 273 (2.65%) |
| 1971 | 12,033 | 7,634 (63.44%) | 4,184 (34.77%) | 15 (0.12%) | 20 (0.16%) | 180 (1.49%) |
| Census year | Total | Muslims by nationality | Serbs {See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina} |
Croats {See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina} |
Yugoslavs | Others |
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| 1991 | 4,584 | 2,253 (49.14%) | 2,144 (46.77%) | 28 (0.61%) | 78 (1.70%) | 81 (1.76%) |
Total: 71
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There is a thermoelectric powerplant in the municipality, which is the main employer. The Czech power company ČEZ intends to build a new power plant.[2][3]
The local football club, FK Mladost Gacko, plays in the First League of the Republika Srpska.
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