Berkovići
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Berkovići
Берковићи | |
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Village and municipality | |
Coordinates: 43°05′41″N 18°09′52″E / 43.09472°N 18.16444°ECoordinates: 43°05′41″N 18°09′52″E / 43.09472°N 18.16444°E | |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Entity | Republika Srpska |
Geographical region | East Herzegovina |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nenad Abramović (SDS) |
Area | |
• Total | 249.69 km2 (96.41 sq mi) |
Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 2,114 |
• Density | 8.5/km2 (22/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Area code(s) | 59 |
Website | www |
Berkovići (Serbian Cyrillic: Берковићи) is a village and municipality located in southern Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 2,114 inhabitants.
Geography[]
The municipality is located in the westernmost part of East Herzegovina.[1]
History[]
The municipality was created in 1995, after the Bosnian War, out of the Republika Srpska-controlled portions of the pre-war municipality of Stolac (now in Federation of B&H).[2]
Settlements[]
Aside from the town of Berkovići, the municipality includes the following settlements:
Berkovići also contains parts of the following settlements:
- Barane
- Burmazi
- Do
- Hodovo
- Hrgud
Demographics[]
Population[]
Population of settlements – Berkovići municipality | ||||||||
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Settlement | 1938. | 1953. | 1961. | 1971. | 1981. | 1991. | 2013. | |
Total | 2,573 | 3,166 | 2,114 | |||||
1 | Berkovići | 747 | 749 | 651 | 159 | 230 | ||
2 | Hatelji | 468 | 409 | |||||
3 | Ljuti Do | 316 | 233 | |||||
4 | Meča | 88 | 300 |
Ethnic composition[]
Ethnic composition – Berkovići town | ||||
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2013 | 1991. | 1981. | 1971. | |
Total | 240 (100,0%) | 159 (100,0%) | 651 (100,0%) | 749 (100,0%) |
Serbs | 238 (99,17%) | 147 (97,484%) | 611 (93,856%) | 744 (100,0%) |
Croats | 2 (0,83%) | 1 (0,154%) | 1 (0,134%) | |
Bosniaks | 4 (2,516%) | 4 (0,614%) | ||
Yugoslavs | 33 (5,069%) | |||
Other | 2 (0,307%) | 2 (0,267%) | ||
Montenegrins | 1 (0,134%) | |||
Macedonians | 1 (0,134%) |
Ethnic composition – Berkovići municipality | |
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2013 | |
Total | 2,114 (100,0%) |
Serbs | 1,942 (91,86%) |
Bosniaks | 159 (7,52%) |
Croats | 11 (0,52%) |
Others | 2 (0,09%) |
Economy[]
The municipality is underdeveloped and much of the economic activity is agricultural.[citation needed]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Lojović, Milimir; Gnjato, Obren (2016). "The old village in Eastern Herzegovina and possibilities of their revitalization". Demografija (13): 353–373. ISSN 1820-4244. 1820-42441613353L.
- ^ "O Berkovićima". Opština Berkovici (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-01-18.
External links[]
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Categories:
- Berkovići
- Villages in Republika Srpska
- Populated places in Berkovići