Vukosavlje (Serbian Cyrillic: Вукосавље) is a municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the southern part of the Posavina region.[1] As of 2013, it has a population of 4,667 inhabitants.
Vukosavlje
Вукосавље | |
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 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vukosavlje within Republika Srpska | |
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| Coordinates: 44°58′40″N 18°17′18″E / 44.977914°N 18.288331°E | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity |  Republika Srpska |
| Geographical region | Posavina |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Zekerijah Bahić (SDP BiH) |
| • Municipality | 94.9 km2 (36.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Municipality | 4,667 |
| • Municipality density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 52 |
The small municipality was created from part of the pre-war municipality of Odžak (the other part of the pre-war municipality is now in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity) (settlements: Gnionica, Jošava, Srnava and parts of Ade and Potočana) and some villages from Modriča (Jakeš, Pećnik and Modrički Lug).[2]
Geography
editIt is located between municipalities of Odžak to the north, Šamac to the east, Modriča to the south, and Brod to the west.[3]
Demographics
editPopulation
edit| Population of settlements – Vukosavlje municipality | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Settlement | 1991. | 2013. | |
| Total | 8,241 | 4,667 | |
| 1 | Jakeš | 1,694 | 1,379 |
| 2 | Modrički Lug | 1,033 | 996 |
| 3 | Vukosavlje | 852 | 713 |
| 4 | Gnionica | 918 | 384 |
| 5 | Jezero | 399 | 310 |
| 6 | Srnava | 880 | 231 |
| 7 | Potočani | 428 | 188 |
| 8 | Pećnik | 1,487 | 170 |
| 9 | Jošavica | 252 | 147 |
| 10 | Ada | 272 | 129 |
| 11 | Vrbovac | 26 | 20 |
| 12 | Novo Selo | 0 | 0 |
Ethnic composition
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| Ethnic composition – Vukosavlje | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013. | |||||||
| Total | 768 (100,0%) | ||||||
| Ethnic composition – Vukosavlje municipality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013. | 1991. | |||||||
| Total | 4,667 (100,0%) | 7,999 (100,0%) | ||||||
| Bosniaks | 2,180 (46,71%) | 2,861 (35,77%) | ||||||
| Serbs | 1,516 (32,48%) | 1,332 (16,65%) | ||||||
| Croats | 776 (16,63%) | 3,440 (43,01%) | ||||||
| Others | 195 (4,178%) | 366 (4,58%) | ||||||
2013
editIn the 2013 census,[5] the municipality of Vukosavlje had 4,667 residents, including:
- 2,180 (46.71%) Bosniaks
- 1,516 (32.48%) Serbs
- 776 (16.62%) Croats
- 195 (4.17%) others
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Posavina – Brisel i … nazad | DW | 06.10.2011". DW.COM (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ "O opštini Vukosavlje". vukosavlje.gov.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ Тодоровић, Жељко (2018-04-15). "Општина Вукосавље". Српска енциклопедија (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-01-18.
- ^ Vukosavlje - Statistics
- ^ "Home". popis2013.ba.
External links
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