It is situated southeast of the capital city of Sarajevo. As of , it had a population of 22, inhabitants, while the town of Pale has a population of 13, inhabitants. The famous Jahorina ski resort is located some 15 km 9. Pale always represented an important junction between east and west that is the Sarajevo Valley and the Drina River basin.
There are preserved ruins of roads and building from the Roman times in the nearby villages of Miosici and Ilijak. From early on this area served as a place of trade. The Hodidjed settlement served as an administrative center for the surrounding area.
The area under his control enjoyed prosperous trade between the locals and the Merchants from Dubrovnik. The main trading center was the town of Praca, part of the Pale Municipality today.
After the death of the Bosnian King Tvrtko I in the Bosnian feudals houses struggled to gain the throne. The sons of Pavle, under the threat from other Bosnian aristocrats, asked for the help of their allies the Ottomans.
The Ottomans pursued a strategy of divide and conquer that eventually resulted in complete conquest. The first Ottoman census in the year —69 the town of Pale is recorded under the name of "Bogazi Yumry" as the seat of one of the 11 districts. The district of "Bogazi Yumry" contained six villages of which two were located on the plane of Pale. Due to the harsh conditions in which the local Christian population found itself, there is very little data about the urban development during the Ottoman rule of this area in the Middle Ages.
