Derventa
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| Derventa Дервента |
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| Coordinates: 44°59′N 17°54′E / 44.983°N 17.9°E | |||
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
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| Entity | Republika Srpska | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Milorad Simić (SNSD) [2] | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 517 km2 (199.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1991) | |||
| - Total | 57,000 | ||
| - Municipality | 43,500 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Area code(s) | 53 | ||
| Website | www.derventa.ba | ||
Derventa (Serbian Cyrillic: Дервента) is the name a town and municipality in the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the Republika Srpska entity, just northwest of the town of Doboj, in the Posavina region. The municipality compromises of 57 villages as well as the town itself.
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[edit] Villages within Derventa
[edit] Geography
The Derventa municipality borders with Bosanski Brod, Modriča, Doboj, Prnjavor and Srbac, as well as Croatia across the Sava river. It has an area of 517 km2 (200 sq mi) and includes 57 villages in addition to the actual town of Derventa. The town of Derventa has a suburb called Derventski Lug which has grown substantially in recent years due to growth of Municipality.
[edit] Demographics
[edit] 1971
56.141 total
- Croats - 25.228 (44,93%)
- Serbs - 23.124 (41,18%)
- Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks)- 6.548 (11,66%)
- Yugoslavs - 575 (1,02%)
- Others - 666 (1,21%)
[edit] 1991
Prior to the war in Bosnia (1992-1995), the municipality of Derventa had a population of around 57,000.
The 1991 census recorded 56,328 residents in the municipality, including:
- 22,986 Serbs (40.9%) (See: Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- 21,972 Croats (39%) (See: Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- 7,122 Muslims by nationality (Bosniaks) (12.6%)
- 3,306 Yugoslavs (5.9%)
- 942 others (1.6%)
The town of Derventa itself had 17,451 residents, including:
- 32% Muslims by Nationality (Bosniaks)
- 25% Croats
- 25% Serbs
- 15% Yugoslavs
- 3% others
| Settlement | Muslims | Serbs | Croats | Yugoslavs | Others | Sum | M% | S% | C% | Y% | O% |
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| Derventa-1 | 3284 | 2689 | 2613 | 1644 | 417 | 10647 | 31% | 25% | 25% | 15% | 4% |
| Derventa-3 | 421 | 582 | 432 | 308 | 45 | 1788 | 24% | 33% | 24% | 17% | 3% |
| Potocani | 534 | 244 | 170 | 130 | 68 | 1146 | 47% | 21% | 15% | 11% | 6% |
| Ukrina | 1258 | 1002 | 1000 | 489 | 121 | 3870 | 33% | 26% | 26% | 13% | 3% |
Source[3].
[edit] Current population
In 2006, the majority of inhabitants from the municipality were ethnic Serbs.
The post-war total population of the city is estimated to be between 10,000 and 15,000, of which:
[edit] People from Derventa
- Vedran Ćorluka, Croatian football player
- Mile Kitić, Serbian folk singer
- Miroslav Pejić, Croatian football player
- Mario Tokić, Croatian football player
- Abaz Arslanagić, Legendary handball player/coach
- Muhamed Memić, Handball player
- Sulejman Suki Medencevic, Cinematographer
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Derventa
- Zvanična prezentacija opštine Derventa
- www.derventa.rs.sr
- www.derventa.org
- Parish of Derventa (Župa Derventa)
- DerventaSrcem.net
