Local time
Mon, 12:27 AM GMT+2Europe/SarajevoCityCapital
Sarajevo
43.85° N, 18.38° E
- Population
- 696,731
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 6
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 6 cities of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Europe/Sarajevo
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Practical bearings for Sarajevo, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Sarajevo have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name Sarajevo derives from the Turkish word "saray", meaning "palace" or "mansion".
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person