Petrovac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Petrovac ( sr-cyr, Петровац) 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 entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is locat ...
, 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 western part of Republika Srpska and the central part of the
Krajina Krajina () is a Slavic toponym, meaning ' frontier' or 'march'. The term is related to ''kraj'' or ''krai'', originally meaning 'edge'Rick Derksen (2008), ''Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon'', Brill: Leiden-Boston, page 244 a ...
region. Petrovac was created from a small part of the pre-war municipality of
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 p ...
, whose remaining portion kept the original name and is a part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The municipality seat is the village of
Drinić Drinić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дринић) is a village and seat of the municipality of Petrovac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina and is also located partly in the municipality of Bosanski Petrovac. It is also known for strangely being th ...
.


Geography

Petrovac is a rural municipality, consisting of villages
Bunara Bunara ( sr-cyrl, Бунара) is a village in the municipality of Petrovac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 39, all Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) ...
,
Drinić Drinić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дринић) is a village and seat of the municipality of Petrovac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina and is also located partly in the municipality of Bosanski Petrovac. It is also known for strangely being th ...
and
Podsrnetica Podsrnetica ( sr-cyrl, Подсрнетица) is a village in the municipality of Petrovac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina an ...
and parts of Bravski Vaganac, Bukovača,and Klenovac. It is located between municipalities of
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 p ...
in the north and west, Ribnik 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 ...
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.


History

Petrovac was created in 1995 following the end of the Bosnian War. As of 2019, it is one of the smallest municipalities by number of inhabitants in Republika Srpska.


Demographics


Population


Ethnic composition


See also

* Municipalities of Republika Srpska


References

Municipalities of Republika Srpska {{RepublikaSrpska-geo-stub