Ribnik ( sr-cyrl, Рибник) is a municipality located in

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Feder ...

, an entity of

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

. It is situated in the southern part of the

Bosanska Krajina Bosanska Krajina ( sr-cyrl, Босанска Крајина, ) is a geographical region, a subregion of Bosnia, in western Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is enclosed by a number of rivers, namely the Sava (north), Glina (northwest), Vrbanja and Vrba ...

region. As of 2013, it has a population of 6,048 inhabitants. Seat of the municipality is the village of

Gornji Ribnik Gornji Ribnik ( sr-cyrl, Горњи Рибник) is a village in the municipality of Ribnik, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina ...

. Ribnik, briefly known as ''Srpski Ključ'' (Српски Кључ), was created from part of the pre-war municipality of Ključ (the other part of the pre-war municipality is now in the

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists ...

Geography

It is located between municipalities of

Oštra Luka Oštra Luka ( sr-cyrl, Оштра Лука) is a village and a municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the municipality has a population of 2,786 inhabitants, with 782 in Oštra Luka itself. The ...

in the north,

Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city of Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is also the ''de facto'' capital of this entity. I ...

and

Mrkonjić Grad Mrkonjić Grad ( sr-cyrl, Мркоњић Град, ) is a town and municipality located in the western part of Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the region of Bosanska Krajina, between Banja Luka and Jajce. As ...

in the east,

Glamoč Glamoč ( sr-cyrl, Гламоч) is a town and municipality located in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in southwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the foothills of Staretin ...

in the south, and

Istočni Drvar Istočni Drvar ( sr-cyrl, Источни Дрвар) is a municipality located in western Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. it is situated in the central part of the Bosanska Krajina region. The seat of the municipality is in ...

Bosanski Petrovac Bosanski Petrovac ( sr-cyrl, Босански Петровац) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, the municipality has a ...

, and Ključ in the west.

Demographics

According to the 2013 census results, the municipality of Ribnik has 6,048 inhabitants. The majority of its population are ethnic

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

Population

Ethnic composition

Education

There are three elementary and one high school in the municipality.

Gallery

File:Заклетва војника 2001. године на Војном полигону Мањача..jpg, Oath-taking Ceremony in 2001 at the Manjača Military Range File:Banjica - panoramio.jpg, Banjica File:Sokolovo - panoramio.jpg, Sokolovo File:Busije, Bosnia and Herzegovina - panoramio.jpg, Busije File:Jezero na Manjači.jpg, Manjača lake File:Rijeka Sana gornji tok 2.jpg, Sana river File:Donji Vrbljani Church.jpg, Serbian Orthodox church in Donji Vrbljani

References

External links

Official website
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