Petrovac, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Petrovac
Петровац
Village and municipality

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Location of Petrovac within Republika Srpska
Coordinates: 44°30′N 16°28′E / 44.500°N 16.467°E / 44.500; 16.467
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entity Republika Srpska
Geographical region Krajina
Government
 • Mayor Dejan Prošić (DNS)
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(s) 51
Website www.drinic.rs.ba

Petrovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Петровац) is a village and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of 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 in Drinić.

Geography

Petrovac is a rural municipality, consisting of villages Bunara, Drinić and Podsrnetica.[2] It is located between municipalities of Bosanski Petrovac (BIH Federation) 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. It is bordered by rivers of Una, Sana and Unca (river).[3]

Demographics

According to the 2013 census results, the municipality of Petrovac has 361 inhabitants.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina page regarding the use of both names
  2. ↑ "Općina Bosanski Petrovac". Vlada Unsko-Sanskog Kantona.
  3. ↑ Geographic Location, Official Homepage of the municipality of Petrovac
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