Vukosavlje ( sr-cyrl, Вукосавље) 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 located ...

, 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 ...

. It is situated in the southern part of the

Posavina Posavina ( sr-cyr, Посавина) is a geographical region that stretches along the Sava river, encompassing only the inner areas of the Sava river basin, that are adjacent or near to the Sava river itself, namely catch region spanning fro ...

region. As of 2013, it has a population of 4,667 inhabitants. The small municipality was created from part of the pre-

war War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

municipality of

Odžak Odžak ( sr-cyrl, Оџак) is a town and municipality located in Posavina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, near the river Sav ...

(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 entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of 10 autonomous cantons with their own gove ...

entity) (settlements: Gnionica, Jošava, Srnava and parts of Ade and Potočana) and some villages from

Modriča Modriča ( sr-cyrl, Модрича) is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013 census, the town has a population of 10,137 inhabitants, while the municipality has a population of 25,72 ...

(Jakeš, Pećnik and Modrički Lug).

Geography

It is located between municipalities of

to the north, Šamac to the east,

to the south, and Brod to the west.

Demographics

Population

Ethnic composition

2013

In the 2013 census, 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

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{{Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina Municipalities of Republika Srpska Populated places in Vukosavlje Cities and towns in Republika Srpska Vukosavlje