Berkovići
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| Berkovići Берковићи |
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Location of Berkovići within Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Republika Srpska |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nenad Abramović (SDS) [1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 249,69 km2 (9,641 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Total | 2,272 |
| • Density | 9,1/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| • Municipality | ? |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Area code(s) | 59 |
| Website | http://www.opstinaberkovici.com/ |
Berkovići (Serbian Cyrillic: Берковићи) is a village and a municipality in southern Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Geography[edit]
The municipality is located in the westernmost part of East Herzegovina.
History[edit]
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).
Demographics[edit]
The majority of the population of the municipality are Serbs.
In 1991, the population of the town of Berkovići numbered 159 people, including:
In 1991., the population of the municipality of Berkovići numbered 3,510 people, including:
- 2,111 (60.14%) Serbs
- 715 (20.37%) Muslims
- 646 (18.40%) Croats
- 27 (0.76%) Yugoslavs
- 11 (0.31%) others and unknown
Settlements[edit]
Berkovići, Bitunja, Brštanik, Dabrica, Hatelji, Ljubljenica, Ljuti Do, Meča, Predolje, Poplat, Strupići, Selišta, Suzina, Šćepan Krst, Trusina and Žegulja, and parts of settlements: Barane, Burmazi, Do, Hodovo and Hrgud.
Economy[edit]
The municipality is underdeveloped and much of the economic activity is agricultural.
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External links[edit]
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