Vukosavlje
Vukosavlje (Serbian Cyrillic: Вукосавље) is a municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the southern part of the Posavina region. As of 2013, it has a population of 4,667 inhabitants.
Vukosavlje Вукосавље | |
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 Location of Vukosavlje within Republika Srpska | |
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| Coordinates: 44.977914°N 18.288331°E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Republika Srpska |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Borislav Rakić |
| • | 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(s) | 53 |
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).
Geography
It is located between municipalities of Odžak to the north, Šamac to the east, Modriča to the south, and Brod to the west.
Demographics
Population
| Population of settlements – Vukosavlje municipality | |||
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| Settlement | 1991. | 2013. | |
| Total | 7,999 | 4,667 | |
| 1 | Gnionica | 918 | 369 |
| 2 | Jakeš | 2,546 | 1,238 |
| 3 | Jezero | 291 | |
| 4 | Modrički Lug | 1,033 | 969 |
| 5 | Vukosavlje | 768 | |
Ethnic composition
| Ethnic composition – Vukosavlje | |||||||
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| 2013. | |||||||
| Total | 768 (100,0%) | ||||||
| Ethnic composition – Vukosavlje municipality | ||||||||
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| 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
In the 2013 census,[1] 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
References
External links
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