Banja Luka

Summary

Banja Luka is a municipality of the Republika Srpska^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of municipality_of_the_republika_srpska entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,269 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Banja Luka was a member of Climate Alliance^[3].
• Banja Luka is located in Republika Srpska^[4].
• Banja Luka is in the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina^[5].
• Banja Luka's head of government is recorded as Draško Stanivuković^[6].
• Banja Luka's instance of is recorded as municipality of the Republika Srpska^[7].
• Banja Luka's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Banja Luka's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Banja Luka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut^[10].
• Banja Luka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Novi Sad^[11].
• Banja Luka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sremska Mitrovica^[12].
• Banja Luka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Patras^[13].
• Banja Luka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kaiserslautern^[14].
• Banja Luka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Campobasso^[15].
• Banja Luka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bitonto^[16].
• Banja Luka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Focșani^[17].
• Banja Luka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hakkâri^[18].
• Banja Luka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bari^[19].
• Banja Luka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Moscow^[20].
• Banja Luka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kranj^[21].
• Banja Luka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Graz^[22].
• Banja Luka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Västerås Municipality^[23].
• Banja Luka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lviv^[24].
• Banja Luka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Belgrade^[25].
• Banja Luka's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nizhny Novgorod^[26].
• Banja Luka's postal code is recorded as 78000^[27].

Body

Geography

Banja Luka is in the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina^[5]. It is located in Republika Srpska^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Banja Luka has a population of {'amount': '+185042'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include municipality of the Republika Srpska^[7], city^[8], and big city^[9].

History and Context

February 6, 1494 marks the founding of Banja Luka^[29].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Banja Luka include Banja Luka International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in Bosnia and Herzegovina^[32].

Why It Matters

Banja Luka ranks in the top 8% of municipality_of_the_republika_srpska entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,269 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include Banja Luka International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in Bosnia and Herzegovina^[32].