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Kostajnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Coordinates: 45°13′N 16°32′E / 45.217°N 16.533°E / 45.217; 16.533
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This article is about the town on the Una river. For villages near Doboj and Konjic, see Kostajnica (disambiguation).
Kostajnica
Костајница
Town and municipality
Coat of arms of Kostajnica
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
The city of chestnut
Location of Kostajnica
Coordinates: 45°13′N 16°32′E / 45.217°N 16.533°E / 45.217; 16.533
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
EntityRepublika Srpska
Government
 • MayorDrago Bundalo (SDS[1])
Area
 • Total8,512 km2 (3,287 sq mi)
Elevation
109 m (358 ft)
Population
 (2013 census)[2]
 • Total5,977
 • Density70/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
79224
Area code+387 (052)
Websiteopstina-kostajnica.com

Kostajnica (Serbian Cyrillic: Костајница),[3] is a town and municipality located in northern Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the part of the Кrajina[4] region. As of 2013, it has a population of 5,977 inhabitants.

The municipality was created from part of the pre-war municipality of Novi Grad. It is located across the Una from Hrvatska Kostajnica, Croatia.

Name

Passport stamp bearing just the name Kostajnica.

During the Bosnian War, it was renamed to Srpska Kostajnica (Српска Костајница). After that, name of the town was changed to Kostajnica.[5]

Demographics

According to the 2013 census results, the municipality has 5,977 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

1991

In the 1991 census, Kostajnica was part of the Novi Grad municipality, and its population numbered 3,768 people, including:[6]

Note: The vast majority of those who declared as Muslims by nationality in 1991 have considered themselves Bosniaks since the Bosnian War.

2013
Municipality Nationality
Total
Bosniaks
%
Croats
%
Serbs
%
KOSTAJNICA
1,460
24.42
86
1.43
4,315
72.19
5,977

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History

From 1929 to 1941, Bosanska Kostajnica was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bosanska Kostajnica.

References

  1. ^ Official results of Local elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. October 2016.
  2. ^ Preliminary Results of the 2013 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013
  3. ^ the official web site of the municipality, Kostajnica/Костајница.
  4. ^ official name of region Archived 2015-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ http://www.opstina-kostajnica.com/
  6. ^ See bs:Demografija Bosanskog Novog
  7. ^ Link text, additional text.
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