Petrovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- For another village in Gradiška, see Petrovo, Gradiška.
| Petrovo Петрово |
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Town hall in Petrovo
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 Location of Petrovo within Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Municipality | Petrovo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ozren Petković |
| Area | |
| • Total | 143,9 km2 (556 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Total | 7,010 |
| • Density | 48,7/km2 (1,260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | 53 |
Petrovo (Serbian Cyrillic: Петрово) is a town and relatively young municipality located in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, part of the Republika Srpska entity. The municipality was formed from parts of the pre-war municipalities of Gračanica and Lukavac (the other parts of the pre-war municipalities are now in the other Bosnian entity of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina).
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Geography
The municipality is close to Doboj just a half way between Doboj and Tuzla. It is located on the mountain Ozren.
History
The municipality was formed by Bosnian Serb authorities during the war. Bosnian government never recognised this decision and officially municipality was created after the signing of the Dayton Agreement. Bosnian serb authorities also changed the name of the municipality to Petrovo from Bosansko Petrovo Selo. The municipality existed before, however, was dismantled in the 1960s. It belonged to Gračanica and Lukavac as well.
Demographics
1991
Town of Bosansko Petrovo Selo (Petrovo) itself
total: 2,919
- Serbs - 2,695 (92.32%)
- "Yugoslavs" - 70 (2.39%)
- Muslims by nationality - 54 (1.84%)
- Croats - 18 (0.61%)
- others and unknown - 82 (2.80%)
Other villages
Kakmuž
total: 2,398
- Serbs - 2,252 (93.91%)
- "Yugoslavs" - 42 (1.75%)
- Croats - 8 (0.33%)
- Muslims by nationality - 4 (0.17%)
- others and unknown - 92 (3.84%)
Karanovac
total: 1,178
- Serbs - 1,112 (94.40%)
- "Yugoslavs" - 28 (2.38%)
- Croats - 12 (1.02%)
- Muslims by nationality - 6 (0.51%)
- others and unknown - 20 (1.70%)
Krtova
total: 1,121
- Serbs - 1,097 (97.86%)
- "Yugoslavs" - 18 (1.61%)
- Muslims by nationality - 2 (0.18%)
- Croats - 1 (0.09%)
- others and unknown - 3 (0.27%)
Porječina
total: 819
- Serbs - 795 (97.07%)
- "Yugoslavs" - 14 (1.71%)
- Croats - 1 (0.12%)
- Muslims by nationality - 1 (0.12%)
- others and unknown - 8 (0.98%)
Sočkovac
total: 1,112[1]
- Serbs - 1,052 (95%)
- "Yugoslavs" - 21 (2%)
- Muslims by nationality - 15 (1%)
- Croats - 7 (1%)
- others and unknown - 17 (2%)
2006
In 2006, the majority of inhabitants of municipality were ethnic Serbs.[citation needed]
References
- Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
Governance
- Mayor
Municipality
The following villages are constituents of Petrovo municipality:
Culture
The Saint Nikola monastery of the Serb Orthodox Church is in the Petrovo municipality.
Twin municipalities – Sister municipalities
See also
References
External links
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