Under the "Law on Territorial Organization and Local Self-Government" adopted in 1994,
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is locat ...
was divided into 80 municipalities. After the conclusion of the Dayton Peace Agreement, the law was amended in 1996 to reflect the changes to the entity's borders and now provides for the division of Republika Srpska into 64 municipalities.
List of municipalities
The following list includes 64 municipalities of Republika Srpska (with population data from 2013 census):
Former municipalities
The ''Law on Territorial Organization and Local Self-Government'' was amended in 1996 to provide that certain municipalities whose territory was now completely or partially located in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina would "temporarily stop functioning." In addition, the parts of these former municipalities that were located in Republika Srpska (if any) were incorporated into other municipalities.
The following are the former municipalities of Republika Srpska:
*Glamoč ''(part included in Šipovo)''
*Gradačac ''(parts included in Modriča and Pelagićevo)''
*Grahovo ''(formerly Bosansko Grahovo)''
*Hadžići
*Ilijaš ''(part included in Sokolac)''
*Konjic ''(parts included in Nevesinje)''
*Kladanj ''(parts included in Šekovići)''
*Lukavac ''(parts included in Petrovo)''
*Maglaj ''(parts included in Doboj)''
*Olovo ''(parts included in Sokolac)''
*Skelani ''(included in Srebrenica)''
*Srbobran ''(parts included in Šipovo) (formerly Donji Vakuf)''
*Tuzla ''(parts included in Lopare)''
*Vogošća
Special municipalities
Sarajevo
In 1993, the ''Law on the Serb City of Sarajevo during the State of War or Immediate Danger of War''
[The Law on the Serb City of Sarajevo during the State of War or Immediate Danger of War (Official Gazette of the Republika Srpska, No. 25/93)] was adopted providing that Serb Sarajevo (later
Istočno Sarajevo
Istočno Sarajevo ( sr-cyr, Источно Сарајево, lit. "East Sarajevo") is the ''de jure'' capital city of Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It consists of a few suburban areas of pre-war Sarajevo which are now includ ...
) consisted of the following municipalities: Centar, Hadžići, Ilidža, Ilijaš, Novo Sarajevo, Stari Grad, Rajlovac, Vogošća, and Trnovo. Ilidža, Hadžići, Ilijaš, Rajlovac, and Vogošća were incorporated into the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The city now consists of the following six municipalities: Srpska Ilidža (name replaced by "Kasindo" in 2004), Srpsko Novo Sarajevo (name replaced by "Lukavica" in 2004), Pale, Sokolac, Srpski Stari Grad (name replaced by "Istočni Stari Grad" in 2004), and Trnovo.
In 1996, the name "Serb City of Sarajevo" was changed to "City of Srpsko Sarajevo". In 2004, the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina decided that the temporary name of the city would be decided that the former name of the city "be temporary replaced" with the name "City of Istočno (East) Sarajevo".
Brčko
A significant portion of the
Brčko District
Brčko District ( bs, Brčko Distrikt; hr, Brčko Distrikt; sr, Брчко Дистрикт, ), officially the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, Brčko Distrikt Bosne i Hercegovine; hr, Brčko Distrikt Bosne i Hercegovine; ), i ...
(48% of its area) was created from territory of Republika Srpska (). RS controlled this territory until March 8, 2000 (se
the History and Mandate of the OHR North/Brcko. The Brčko District was created as a shared territory,
condominium of both entities (RS and the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina), but it was not placed under control of either, and is hence under direct jurisdiction of Bosnia and Herzegovina. RS's authorities never officially accepted the Brčko Arbitration result, but the official decision about jurisdiction remains.
See also
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List of populated places in Bosnia and Herzegovina
This is a complete list of settlements in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as recorded by 1991 population census in Bos.
City of Sarajevo
Sarajevo – Centar
Mrkovići
• Nahorevo
• Poljine
• Radava
• Sarajevo (part of settlement)
• Vić ...
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List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Municipalities of Bosnia and Herzegovina
References
External links
Republika Srpska Government Website regarding municipalities
{{Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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