Banja Luka: facts

At a glance

• Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Region: Srpska
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 221,106
• Coordinates: 44.7788° N, 17.2063° E
• Time zone: Europe/Sarajevo (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Marka (BAM)
• Distance to the capital, Sarajevo: 138 km (86 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Banja Luka International Airport (BNX): 19 km (12 mi), straight line
• Tuzla International Airport (TZL): 125 km (78 mi), straight line
• Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ): 139 km (86 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Celinac: 9.9 km (6.1 mi)
• Laktasi: 16 km (10 mi)
• Kotor Varos: 22 km (14 mi)
• Knezevo: 35 km (22 mi)
• Prnjavor: 37 km (23 mi)