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Banja Luka

Бања Лука
Ceety
Clockwise frae tap: Panoramic view o Banja Luka, Cathedral o Christ the Saviour, Kastel Fortress on the left bank o the Vrbas River
Coat of airms o Banja Luka
Coat airms
Location o Banja Luka athin Republika Srpska an Bosnie an Herzegovinae.
Location o Banja Luka athin Republika Srpska an Bosnie an Herzegovinae.
Banja Luka is located in Bosnie an Herzegovinae
Banja Luka
Banja Luka
Location o Banja Luka
Coordinates: 44°46′N 17°11′E / 44.767°N 17.183°E / 44.767; 17.183Coordinates: 44°46′N 17°11′E / 44.767°N 17.183°E / 44.767; 17.183
Kintra Bosnie an Herzegovinae
Entity Republika Srpska
Govrenment
 • MayorDragoljub Davidović (SNSD)
Area
 • Ceety1232 km2 (476 sq mi)
Population
 • Ceety238,353
 • Density243/km2 (630/sq mi)
 • Urban
300,000 (approx.)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
78000
Area code(s)+387 51
Websitewww.banjaluka.rs.ba

Banja Luka or whiles Banjaluka (Serbian Cyrillic: Бања Лука, or Бањалука) is the seicont lairgest ceety in Bosnie an Herzegovinae an the admeenistrative caipital o the Republika Srpska entity. Tradeetionally it haes been the centre o the Bosanska Krajina region, locatit in the north-wastren pairt o the kintra. It is hame o the University o Banja Luka, as well as numerous state an entity institutions o Bosnie an Herzegovinae. The ceety lies on the Vrbas river an is well-kent in the kintras o the umwhile Yugoslavie for bein full o tree-lined avenues, boulevards, gardens, an pairks.[1]

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