Map showing the location of the region within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Banja Luka Region is one of the seven Regions of Republika Srpska. Its center is the city of Banja Luka and it's located in the northwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Image File history File links BosniaRegionBanjaLuka. ... Image File history File links BosniaRegionBanjaLuka. ... The Republika Srpska is composed of 63 municipalities. ... Official language Serbian, Bosnian and Croatian Note: The Constitution of Republika Srpska avoids naming the languages, and lists the languages of Serbs, Bosniaks, and Croats. ... Banja Luka (Cyrillic: ÐаÑа ÐÑка) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the capital and the largest city of the entity Republika Srpska as well as a major center of the region known as Bosanska Krajina. ...
In the estimate of 2005, the population of the Banja Luka Region was at 709,000 residents. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
BanjaLuka or Banjaluka (Serbian Cyrillic: Бања Лука, pronounced: /ˌbaɲaˈluːka/) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative capital and the largest city of the entity Republika Srpska.
BanjaLuka seats the Government of the Republika Srpska, National Assembly of the Republika Srpska, and the University of BanjaLuka.
During the Ottoman rule in Bosnia, BanjaLuka was the seat of the Bosnian pashaluk, and the lords of the region built what is nowadays the main street of the city.