Kostajnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Kostajnica Koстајница |
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Hrvatska Kostajnica (left) and Kostajnica (right)
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Location of Kostajnica within Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Marko Čolić (SNSD[1]) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 85,12 km2 (3,287 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013 census) | ||
| • Total | 6,308 | |
| • Density | 74,1/km2 (1,920/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Area code(s) | 52 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Kostajnica (Serbian Cyrillic: Коstajnica),[2] is a town and municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, part of the Republika Srpska entity. It is situated in the part of the Кrajina[3] region. 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[edit]
During the Bosnian War, it was renamed to Srpska Kostajnica (Српска Костајница). After that, name of the town was changed to Kostajnica.[4]
Demographics[edit]
1991[edit]
In the 1991 census, Kostajnica was part of the Novi Grad municipality, and its population numbered 3,768 people, including:[5]
Note: The vast majority of those who declared as Muslims by nationality in 1991 have considered themselves Bosniaks since the Bosnian War, as before the 1910s.
History[edit]
From 1929 to 1941, Bosanska Kostajnica was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bosanska Kostajnica. |
- Official website (Serbian)
- Kostajnica (Serbian)
- Kostajnica (Bosnian)
References[edit]
- ^ [1]
- ^ the official web site of the municipality, Kostajnica/Костајница.
- ^ official name of region
- ^ http://www.opstina-kostajnica.com/
- ^ See bs:Demografija Bosanskog Novog
Coordinates: 45°13′N 16°32′E / 45.217°N 16.533°E
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