Petrovac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Petrovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Петровац) is a municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the western part of Republika Srpska and the central part of the Krajina region. Petrovac was created from a small part of the pre-war municipality of Bosanski Petrovac, whose remaining portion kept the original name and is a part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] The municipality seat is the village of Drinić.
Petrovac Петровац | |
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Memorial complex dedicated to WWII victims in Drinić | |
| Seal | |
Location of Petrovac within Republika Srpska | |
| Coordinates: 44°30′N 16°28′E / 44.500°N 16.467°E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Republika Srpska |
| Geographical region | Bosanska Krajina |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Drago Kovačević (SNSD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 154.9 km2 (59.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Total | 361 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 51 |
| Website | www |
Geography edit
Petrovac is a rural municipality, consisting of villages Bunara, Drinić and Podsrnetica and parts of Bravski Vaganac, Bukovača,and Klenovac.[2] It is located between municipalities of Bosanski Petrovac in the north and west, Ribnik and Istočni Drvar in the east, and Drvar in the south. The total area of the municipality is 137 km2, about a sixth of 853 km2 of the pre-war municipality.
History edit
Petrovac was created in 1995 following the end of the Bosnian War. As of 2019, it is one of the smallest municipalities by number of inhabitants in Republika Srpska.[3]
Demographics edit
Population edit
| Population of settlements – Petrovac municipality | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Settlement | 1991. | 2013. | |
| Total | 361 | ||
| 1 | Drinić | 363 | 336 |
Ethnic composition edit
| Ethnic composition – Petrovac municipality | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013. | |||||||
| Total | 361 (100,0%) | ||||||
| Serbs | 358 (99,17%) | ||||||
| Bosniaks | 2 (0,554%) | ||||||
| Montenegrins | 1 (0,277%) | ||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Official Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina page regarding the use of both names
- ^ "Općina Bosanski Petrovac". Vlada Unsko-Sanskog Kantona.
- ^ Milojević, Milkica (30 June 2019). "PATULJASTE OPŠTINE U SRPSKOJ Tri sela, sto stanovnika i gradonačelnica". srpskainfo.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 25 August 2019.