Map of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Banja Luka is the administrative centre of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of about 221,106. It lies at 44.7784°N, 17.1939°E. Banja Luka is about 139 km (86 mi) northwest of Sarajevo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Prijedor, 44 km to the northwest.

Banja Luka at a glance

Where is Banja Luka?

• The 2nd largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina by recorded population.
• The largest city in Srpska on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 47 min on the shortest day to 15 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Banja Luka

• Prijedor — 44 km northwest
• Slavonski Brod — 77 km northeast, Croatia
• Bugojno — 83 km south
• Zenica — 85 km southeast
• Lukavac — 109 km east
• Tuzla — 120 km east
• Brčko — 128 km east
• Ilidža — 137 km southeast
• Sarajevo — 139 km southeast
• Sesvete — 144 km northwest, Croatia

Largest cities in Srpska

• Bijeljina — 37,692
• Prijedor — 36,347
• Trebinje — 33,178

Largest cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Sarajevo — 696,731
• Zenica — 164,423
• Tuzla — 142,486
• Mostar — 104,518
• Bihać — 75,641
• Ilidža — 71,277
• Lukavac — 44,520
• Bugojno — 41,378
• Brčko — 38,968
• Bijeljina — 37,692

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.